BĀMYĀN

Bamyan · AFGHANISTAN (AF) · 34.82°N / 67.83°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,147,242

Bāmyān is a city in Afghanistan with a population of 61,863. It sits at 34.82/67.83, runs on Asia/Kabul, is 24 km from Bulōlah.

Population 61,863

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kabul

All facts

fields

Country: Afghanistan
Subdivision: Bamyan
Coords: 34.82°N / 67.83°E
UTC offset: +4.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

E Bulōlah Bamyan 0 24.6 km

N Khudāydād Khēl Bamyan 0 41.6 km

Air access

nearby

BIN

Bamyan Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Bamiyan University

bu.edu.af

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Bāmyān?: 61,863 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bāmyān in?: Asia/Kabul.
Which country is Bāmyān in?: Afghanistan (AF).
Which airport serves Bāmyān?: Bamyan Airport (BIN).
How far is Bāmyān from Kabul?: About 127 km.
Does Bāmyān have a university?: Yes. Bamiyan University.
What currency is used in Afghanistan?: Afghani.
How many cities are in Afghanistan?: 319 on record.
Which admin region is Bāmyān in?: Bamyan.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1147242

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1147242,
    "name": "Bāmyān",
    "ascii_name": "Bamyan",
    "country_code": "AF",
    "population": 61863,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.82156,
    "longitude": 67.82734
  }
}

Context

comparatives

24 km from Bulōlah.
Same timezone (Asia/Kabul) as 318 other cities in Afghanistan.