Sar-e Pol
سرپل | |
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 Map of Afghanistan with Sar-e Pol highlighted | |
 Districts of Sar-e Pol | |
| Coordinates (Capital): 35°36′N 66°18′E / 35.6°N 66.3°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| District | Sar-e Pol |
| Capital | Sar-e Pol |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdul Rahman[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Mohammad Nader[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,360 km2 (6,320 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 632,182 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 21xx |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-SAR |
| Main languages | Dari-Persian, Uzbek and Turkmen |
Sar-e Pol, also spelled Sari Pul (Dari/Pashto: سرپل), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It borders Ghor and Bamyan to the south, Samangan to the east, Balkh and Jowzjan to the north, and Faryab to the west. The province is divided into 7 districts and contains 896 villages. It has a population of about 632,000,[2] which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The province was created in 1988, with the support of northern Afghan politician Sayed Nasim Mihanparast.[3] The city of Sar-e Pol serves as the provincial capital.
In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the province during the 2021 Taliban offensive.
- ^ a b "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Neamatollah Nojumi (2002). The rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: mass mobilization, civil war, and the future of the region. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-0-312-29584-4. Retrieved 30 March 2011.