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Helmand · AFGHANISTAN (AF) · 31.82°N / 64.57°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,141,540

Gereshk is a city in Afghanistan with a population of 43,588. It sits at 31.82/64.57, runs on Asia/Kabul, is 31 km from Lashkar Gāh.

Population 43,588

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kabul

All facts

fields

Country: Afghanistan
Subdivision: Helmand
Coords: 31.82°N / 64.57°E
UTC offset: +4.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

SW Lashkar Gāh Helmand 43,934 31.4 km

SW Ḩukūmat-e Nād ‘Alī Helmand 0 37.0 km

NE Sangīn Helmand 13,579 37.6 km

Air access

nearby

OAZ

Camp Shorabak Airfield

Small airport

33.0 km

BST

Bost Airport

Small airport

34.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Gereshk?: 43,588 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gereshk in?: Asia/Kabul.
Which country is Gereshk in?: Afghanistan (AF).
Which airport serves Gereshk?: Camp Shorabak Airfield (OAZ).
How far is Gereshk from Kabul?: About 523 km.
Does Gereshk have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Afghanistan?: Afghani.
How many cities are in Afghanistan?: 319 on record.
Which admin region is Gereshk in?: Helmand.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1141540

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1141540,
    "name": "Gereshk",
    "ascii_name": "Gereshk",
    "country_code": "AF",
    "population": 43588,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 31.82089,
    "longitude": 64.57005
  }
}

Context

comparatives

31 km from Lashkar Gāh.
Same timezone (Asia/Kabul) as 318 other cities in Afghanistan.