List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population
This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan as of the 2017 Census of Pakistan. Cities include adjacent cantonments, and the census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.[1] Other than the cantonments, city populations found in this list only refer to populations found within the city's defined limits. All cities and towns with populations of 30,000 or above can be found on the list.
List
In the following table, all 46 cities in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with populations higher than 30,000 as of March 15, 2017. This list includes the name of the city, the district the city is in, the division the city is in, the population of the city (in both 1998 and 2017), and the average annual population growth rate of the city between 1998 and 2017.
Rank | City Name | District | Division | Population (1998)[2] |
Population (2017) |
Average Annual Population Growth Rate (1998 - 2017) |
Ref. (2017) |
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1 | Peshawar | Peshawar | Peshawar | 982,816 | 1,964,102 | 3.70% |
[3] |
2 | Mardan | Mardan | Mardan | 245,926 | 358,604 | 2.00% |
[4] |
3 | Mingora | Swat | Malakand | 173,868 | 331,091 | 3.44% |
[5] |
4 | Kohat | Kohat | Kohat | 126,627 | 228,779 | 3.16% |
[6] |
5 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 92,114 | 217,457 | 4.61% |
[7] |
6 | Abbottabad | Abbottabad | Hazara | 106,101 | 208,491 | 3.61% |
[8] |
7 | Mansehra | Mansehra | Hazara | 49,534 | 127,623 | 5.10% |
[9] |
8 | Swabi | Swabi | Mardan | 80,157 | 123,412 | 2.29% |
[10] |
9 | Nowshera | Nowshera | Peshawar | 89,813 | 120,131 | 1.54% |
[11] |
10 | Kabal | Swat | Malakand | N/A A | 118,103 | N/A A | [5] |
11 | Charsadda | Charsadda | Peshawar | 87,218 | 114,565 | 1.44% |
[12] |
12 | Barikot | Swat | Malakand | N/A A | 94,245 | N/A A | [5] |
13 | Shabqadar | Charsadda | Peshawar | 55,439 | 91,851 | 1.66% |
[12] |
14 | Haripur | Haripur | Hazara | 48,309 | 85,739 | 3.06% |
[13] |
15 | Takht-i-Bahi | Mardan | Mardan | 49,202 | 80,721 | 2.63% |
[4] |
16 | Paharpur | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 14,580 | 69,289 | 8.53% |
[7] |
17 | Batkhela | Malakand | Malakand | 43,179 | 68,200 | 2.43% |
[14] |
18 | Jamrud | Khyber | Peshawar | 32,039 | 63,843 | 3.69% |
[15] |
19 | Bahrain | Swat | Malakand | N/A A | 61,787 | N/A A | [5] |
20 | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | Bannu | 30,467 | 59,465 | 3.57% |
[16] |
21 | Pabbi | Nowshera | Peshawar | 31,153 | 55,255 | 3.06% |
[11] |
22 | Topi | Swabi | Mardan | 30,458 | 52,983 | 2.95% |
[10] |
23 | Jehangira | Nowshera | Peshawar | 31,115 | 52,839 | 2.82% |
[11] |
24 | Karak | Karak | Kohat | 27,893 | 51,149 | 3.24% |
[17] |
25 | Bannu | Bannu | Bannu | 47,676 | 49,965 | 0.25% |
[18] |
26 | Chitral | Lower Chitral | Malakand | 30,622 | 49,794 | 2.59% |
[19] |
27 | Hangu | Hangu | Kohat | 31,022 | 48,764 | 2.40% |
[20] |
28 | Havelian | Abbottabad | Hazara | 31,625 | 48,295 | 2.25% |
[8] |
29 | Khwazakhela | Swat | Malakand | N/A A | 48,027 | N/A A | [5] |
30 | Khalabat | Haripur | Hazara | 34,426 | 47,285 | 1.68% |
[13] |
31 | Tank | Tank | Dera Ismail Khan | 35,741 | 47,165 | 1.47% |
[21] |
32 | Dir | Upper Dir | Malakand | 22,901 | 44,165 | 3.51% |
[22] |
33 | Matta | Swat | Malakand | N/A A | 42,647 | N/A A | [5] |
34 | Tordher | Swabi | Mardan | 27,861 | 41,420 | 2.10% |
[10] |
35 | Timargara | Lower Dir | Malakand | 44,335 | 40,373 | -0.49% |
[23] |
36 | Paroa | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | N/A A | 39,881 | N/A A | [7] |
37 | Amangarh | Nowshera | Peshawar | 21,476 | 38,624 | 3.13% |
[11] |
38 | Risalpur | Nowshera | Peshawar | 31,416 | 36,653 | 0.81% |
[11] |
39 | Nawan Shehr | Abbottabad | Hazara | 19,871 | 35,737 | 3.13% |
[8] |
40 | Sadda | Kurram | Kohat | 17,103 | 34,495 | 3.75% |
[24] |
41 | Landi Kotal | Khyber | Peshawar | 22,324 | 33,697 | 2.19% |
[15] |
42 | Tangi | Charsadda | Peshawar | 25,346 | 33,012 | 1.40% |
[12] |
43 | Akora Khattak | Nowshera | Peshawar | 19,530 | 32,883 | 2.77% |
[11] |
44 | Tall | Hangu | Kohat | 25,355 | 32,335 | 1.29% |
[20] |
45 | Zaida | Swabi | Mardan | 22,656 | 31,949 | 1.82% |
[10] |
46 | Utmanzai | Charsadda | Peshawar | 24,848 | 30,747 | 1.12% |
[12] |
Notes
- A. ^ This city did not exist as a municipality and was not classified as an urban area at the time of the 1998 Pakistan Census.
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See Also
- List of cities in Pakistan by population
- List of cities in Azad Jammu & Kashmir by population
- List of cities in Balochistan by population
- List of cities in Gilgit-Baltistan by population
- List of cities in Sindh by population
- List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population