Sar-e Pol Province

Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Persian: سرپل), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. The capital is the city of Sar-e Pol. Dari (Persian) is the main language. About 442,261 people live in the Province. There are many mountains, especially in the south part.

Sar-e Pol سرپل
Province
Map of Afghanistan with Sar-e Pol highlighted
Districts of Sar-e Pol
Coordinates (Capital): 35.6°N 66.3°E / 35.6; 66.3
Country	Afghanistan
District	Sar-e Pol
Capital	Sar-e Pol
Area
• Total	16,360 km2 (6,320 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	532,000
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30
ISO 3166 code	AF-SAR
Main languages	Dari Persian Uzbek

Districts

The province is divided into 7 Districts.

Districts of Sar-e Pol Province

District	Capital	Population	Area[2]	Notes
Balkhab	Tarkhoj	44,041[3]
Gosfandi		39,721[3]		Created in 2006 within Sayyad District; most recently created district up to date
Kohistanat		72,037[3]
Sangcharak	Tukzar	87,670[3]	1,089 km2[4]
Sar-e Pol	Sar-e Pol	115,463[3]
Sayyad		47,336[3]		Sub-divided in 2006
Sozma Qala		36,993[3]

References

1. "Settled Population of Sar-e-pul province by Civil Division , Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan: Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
2. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
3. "Afghanistan Provincial Development Plan, Provincial Profile of Sar-i-Pul, UNAMA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
4. "Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan, NABDP, Development Programme of Sangcharak District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-04-17.