Least Dense in Afghanistan

Top 97 cities ranked by least dense

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Least Dense — Afghanistan

1 Khandūd 01 1/mi²

2 Rūdbār 19 1/mi²

3 Mīrābād 19 2/mi²

4 Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Darwēshān 10 2/mi²

5 ‘Alāqahdārī Dīshū 10 2/mi²

6 Qal‘ah-ye Shahr 33 3/mi²

7 Anār Darah 06 3/mi²

8 Tagāw-Bāy 33 3/mi²

9 Khān Neshīn 10 3/mi²

10 Chīras 33 4/mi²

11 Khāsh 19 4/mi²

12 Qarah Bāgh 11 5/mi²

13 Tīr Pul 11 5/mi²

14 Kushk 11 5/mi²

15 Ghormach 02 6/mi²

16 Chahār Burj 11 9/mi²

17 Kuhsān 11 9/mi²

18 Shīnḏanḏ 11 9/mi²

19 Larkird 33 9/mi²

20 Zindah Jān 11 9/mi²

21 Shahrak 09 10/mi²

22 Dasht-e Archī 24 10/mi²

23 Uruzgān 39 11/mi²

24 Ghōriyān 11 11/mi²

25 Dowlatābād 30 11/mi²

26 Markaz-e Sayyidābād 27 12/mi²

27 Imām Şāḩib 24 12/mi²

28 Eslam Qaleh 11 13/mi²

29 Panjāb 05 15/mi²

30 Ashkāsham 01 16/mi²

31 Qarchī Gak 30 16/mi²

32 Karukh 11 18/mi²

33 Farkhār 26 19/mi²

34 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 05 22/mi²

35 Tukzār 33 24/mi²

36 Tagāb 14 24/mi²

37 Zaṟah Sharan 29 25/mi²

38 Qarqīn 31 27/mi²

39 Ḩukūmatī Azrah 17 30/mi²

40 Rustāq 26 30/mi²

41 Qarāwul 24 30/mi²

42 Chīchkah 24 31/mi²

43 Sang-e Chārak 33 31/mi²

44 Jurm 01 32/mi²

45 Qala i Naw 02 34/mi²

46 Tarinkot 39 37/mi²

47 Qalāt 28 45/mi²

48 Darzāb 31 45/mi²

49 Pul-e ‘Alam 17 50/mi²

50 Mehtar Lām 35 51/mi²

51 Paghmān 13 51/mi²

52 Muhmand Dara 18 52/mi²

53 Khulm 30 54/mi²

54 Sangīn 10 55/mi²

55 Zarghūn Shahr 29 56/mi²

56 Fayrōz Kōh 09 57/mi²

57 Nahrīn 03 57/mi²

58 Gereshk 10 61/mi²

59 Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 18 73/mi²

60 Yangī Qal‘ah 26 87/mi²

61 Sidqābād 14 100/mi²

62 Nīlī 41 116/mi²

63 Ārt Khwājah 26 122/mi²

64 Barakī 17 129/mi²

65 Zaranj 19 139/mi²

66 Khanabad 24 154/mi²

67 Lashkar Gāh 10 162/mi²

68 Farah 06 162/mi²

69 Andkhōy 07 165/mi²

70 Āsmār 34 170/mi²

71 Asadābād 34 185/mi²

72 Aībak 32 186/mi²

73 Baraki Barak 17 192/mi²

74 Mīr Bachah Kōṯ 13 193/mi²

75 Bahārak 01 196/mi²

76 Charikar 40 206/mi²

77 Shibirghān 31 218/mi²

78 Pul-e Khumrī 03 219/mi²

79 Taloqan 26 252/mi²

80 Maymana 07 294/mi²

81 Jabal os Saraj 40 300/mi²

82 Bāzārak 42 321/mi²

83 Khōst 37 361/mi²

84 Baghlān 03 422/mi²

85 Ghazni 08 531/mi²

86 Balkh 30 562/mi²

87 Kunduz 24 634/mi²

88 Istālif 13 769/mi²

89 Kandahār 23 1,694/mi²

90 Sar-e Pul 33 4,517/mi²

91 Bāmyān 05 4,579/mi²

92 Jalālābād 18 5,773/mi²

93 Herāt 11 10,402/mi²

94 Mazār-e Sharīf 30 16,328/mi²

95 Fayzabad 01 16,452/mi²

96 Gardez 36 34,649/mi²

97 Kabul 13 41,764/mi²

The least densely populated cities in Afghanistan offer spacious living with more land per resident. Khandūd has just 1 people per square mile. These cities provide room to spread out with larger lot sizes and more open space.

Low-density cities typically feature more single-family homes with larger yards, easier parking, and less traffic congestion. They appeal to families seeking space, privacy, and access to nature without moving to a fully rural area.

While the spread-out nature of these cities means longer drives to amenities and greater reliance on personal vehicles, many residents value the trade-off for quieter neighborhoods and a more relaxed pace of life.

Did You Know?

1. In Khandūd, there are only 1 people per square mile — each resident has roughly 27,878,400 square feet of city space.
2. Low-density cities often have significantly lower housing costs due to more available land for development.
3. Many of the least dense cities are located in the western United States, where vast open spaces define the landscape.

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