| Official Name: | Sar-e Pol |
| Other Name: | Anbar |
| Native Name: | سرپل |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Afghanistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sar-e Pol |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sar-e Pol |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Note: | (Source: Web site: The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015. 22 October 2015. UN-Habitat.) |
| Population Total: | 51,075 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 36.2214°N 65.9278°W |
| Elevation M: | 657 |
Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan. It is in Sari Pul District. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155 ft (657 m).[1]
In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075.[2] in 2018 the population was 164,600.[3] There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares.[2] The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.[4]
A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.[5]
The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.[6] [7]