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City
Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan Location in Afghanistan
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Sar-e Pol
District	Sar-e Pol
Area
• Total	29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	657 m (2,156 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	51,075
• Density	1,708.2/km2 (4,424/sq mi)
	(Source: )
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan. It is in Sari Pul District. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155 ft (657 m).

History

In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075. in 2018 the population was 164,600. There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares. The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.

A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.

The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.