Peshawar Cantonment

Peshawar Cantonment

پشاور چھاؤنی
Cantonment
Country  Pakistan
Province  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City District Peshawar
Government
  Type Cantonment Board
Population (2017)[1]
  Total 70,741

Peshawar Cantonment (Urdu: پشاور چھاؤنی, Pashto: د پیښور کنډک) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence.[2]

Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, PF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under Pakistan Army’s rule.

References

  1. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (PESHAWAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. http://www.cbp.gov.pk/page.php?PId=0&SId=20

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