Afghanistan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Afghanistan — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Afghanistan had an estimated population of 25,936,491 in 2005, with 117 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Afghanistan today — population now 37,172,386, against 25,936,491 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Kabul	Kabul	3,043,532
2	Qandahār	Qandahar	391,190
3	Mazār-e Šarīf	Balẖ	303,282
4	Herāt	Herāt	272,806
5	Jalālābād	Nangarhār	200,331
6	Qundūz	Qundūz	161,902
7	Ġaznī	Ġaznī	143,008
8	Bāmīyān	Bāmiyān	125,275
9	Balẖ	Balẖ	114,883
10	Baġlān	Baġlān	108,449
11	Gardez	Paktiyā	103,601
12	Khowst	Khowst	96,123
13	Maymanah	Fāryāb	79,275
14	H̱ānābād	Qundūz	71,531
15	Kholm	Samangān	64,933
16	Tāloqān	Taẖār	64,256
17	Pol-e H̱umrī	Baġlān	56,369
18	Shibarghan	Jawzjān	55,641
19	Čārīkār	Parwān	53,676
20	Qalʿeh-ye Naw	Bādgīs	52,554
21	Sar-e Pul	Sar-e Pul	52,121
22	Āqčah	Jawzjān	49,510
23	Ġūrīān	Herāt	49,502
24	Paġmān	Kabul	49,157
25	Asādābād	Kunar	48,329
26	Āybak	Samangān	47,823
27	Laškar Gāh	Hilmand	43,934
28	Gerešk	Hilmand	43,588
29	Farāh	Farāh	43,561
30	Fayzābād	Badakhshan	40,276
31	Taš Gozar	Balẖ	38,982
32	Zaranj	Nimruz	33,884
33	Čaġčarān	Ġawr	31,459
34	Baġrāmī	Kabul	30,256
35	Šīndand	Farāh	29,264
36	Andẖvoy	Fāryāb	29,208
37	Andarāb	Baġlān	27,034
38	Baġrān	Hilmand	25,918
39	Deh Rawūd	Urūzgān	25,708
40	Rostaq	Taẖār	25,636
41	Hazart Imam	Qundūz	24,544
42	Čāh Āb	Taẖār	23,417
43	Nahrīn	Baġlān	22,363
44	Barakī Barak	Lawgar	22,305
45	Sarawbi	Kabul	21,598
46	Šulgara	Balẖ	21,537
47	Tawraġudi	Herāt	20,197
48	H̱wājeh Ġār	Taẖār	18,623
49	Eslām Qalʿeh	Herāt	18,086
50	Dawlātābād	Balẖ	17,667
51	Karuẖ	Herāt	17,484
52	Mehtar Lām	Laġmān	17,345
53	Hugyani	Nangarhār	17,077
54	Nūristān	Nūristān	17,072
55	Kūšk	Herāt	16,952
56	Šahrak	Ġawr	15,967
57	Asmār	Kunar	15,708
58	Tarīn Kawt	Urūzgān	15,609
59	Sang-e Čārak	Jawzjān	15,377
60	H̱aš	Nimruz	15,133
61	Qalʿeh-ye Zal	Qundūz	15,099
62	Ačīn	Nangarhār	15,098
63	Bālā Morġāb	Bādgīs	15,089
64	Čaẖansur	Nimruz	15,070
65	Jabal-os-Sarāj	Parwān	15,032
66	Qarqīn	Jawzjān	15,018
67	Maydānšahr	Wardag	14,899
68	Taywarah	Ġawr	14,398
69	Marġī	Sar-e Pul	14,333
70	Mirabad	Nimruz	14,160
71	Zarġun Šahr	Paktīkā	13,737
72	Dawlātābād	Fāryāb	13,587
73	Sangīn	Hilmand	13,579
74	Panjāb	Bāmiyān	13,471
75	Urūzgān	Urūzgān	13,388
76	Pol-e Alam	Lawgar	13,247
77	Čīras	Sar-e Pul	12,779
78	ʿAlī H̱ayl	Paktiyā	12,687
79	Azrow	Lawgar	12,526
80	Qarabāġ	Herāt	12,412
81	Qarabāġ	Kabul	12,347
82	Nāder Šāh Kawţ	Nangarhār	12,305
83	Qalāt-e Ġilzay	Zābul	12,191
84	Eškašem	Badakhshan	12,120
85	Jurm	Badakhshan	12,106
86	Kūhestān	Herāt	12,087
87	Tokzār	Sar-e Pul	12,021
88	Čahār Burjak	Nimruz	11,935
89	Lar Gerd	Sar-e Pul	11,635
90	Rudbar	Nimruz	11,034
91	Orgūn	Paktīkā	10,665
92	Farẖar	Taẖār	10,480
93	Zendejān	Herāt	10,104
94	Anār Darreh	Farāh	10,023
95	Emām Şāh̨eb	Qundūz	9,659
96	Darzi Āb	Fāryāb	9,642
97	Qil Qalʿeh	Bāmiyān	9,239
98	Deh Šū	Hilmand	9,196
99	Qalʿeh-ye Panjeh	Badakhshan	9,152
100	Tagaw Bāy	Sar-e Pul	9,096
101	Darwīšan	Hilmand	9,012
102	Qarchi Gak	Balẖ	8,942
103	Dašt-e Arča	Qundūz	8,263
104	Qalʿeh Šahr	Sar-e Pul	7,756
105	Sharan	Paktīkā	7,366
106	Awbeh	Herāt	7,290
107	Tir Pol	Herāt	6,979
108	Batsawul	Nangarhār	6,835
109	Gardan Dīwāl	Wardag	6,815
110	Mah̨mūd-e Rāqī	Kāpīsā	6,624
111	Eškameš	Taẖār	6,602
112	Yangi Qalʿeh	Taẖār	6,541
113	Tāġab	Kāpīsā	6,400
114	Gaz Āb	Urūzgān	5,649
115	H̱andūd	Badakhshan	5,521
116	Mir Baččekut	Kabul	5,405
117	Dahaneh-ye Ġawri	Baġlān	3,307

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kabul	3,138,338
2	Balẖ	1,866,522
3	Qandahar	1,665,487
4	Nangarhār	1,538,444
5	Herāt	1,382,139
6	Ġaznī	1,097,758
7	Badakhshan	1,062,937
8	Hilmand	925,666
9	Fāryāb	913,866
10	Baġlān	872,234
11	Bādgīs	792,155
12	Parwān	786,152
13	Taẖār	748,216
14	Jawzjān	747,618
15	Sar-e Pul	727,277
16	Qundūz	718,823
17	Ġawr	656,113
18	Laġmān	651,326
19	Samangān	599,331
20	Kunar	562,411
21	Paktiyā	503,572
22	Bāmiyān	484,648
23	Paktīkā	476,740
24	Kāpīsā	472,584
25	Farāh	470,939
26	Zābul	444,585
27	Wardag	342,048
28	Lawgar	317,153
29	Urūzgān	301,867
30	Khowst	283,283
31	Nimruz	234,086
32	Nūristān	152,173

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.