List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan
This is a list of the most populous city districts/metropolitan areas in Pakistan. These twenty areas are home to about 35% of the population of Pakistan.
According to 2017 census metropolitan areas in Pakistan.[1][2][3]
List
| Rank | City | Image | Province | Metro Population (2017) | City Population (2017)[4] | Metropolitan area km2 (sqmi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karachi |  | Sindh | 16,051,521[5] | 14,910,352 | 3,780 (1,459.5) |
| 2 | Lahore |  | Punjab | 11,126,285[6] | 11,126,285 | 1,726 (666.4) |
| 3 | Faisalabad |  | Punjab | 7,873,910[5] | 3,204,726 | 5,856 (2,261.0) |
| 4 | Islamabad-Rawalpindi |  | Islamabad Capital Territory and Punjab | 7,412,205[7] | 2,098,231 (Rawalpindi) 1,009,832 (Islamabad) | 6,451 (2,490.7) |
| 5 | Gujranwala |  | Punjab | 5,014,196[8] | 2,027,001 | 3,622 (1,398.5) |
| 6 | Multan |  | Punjab | 4,745,109[9] | 1,871,843 | 3,721 (1,436.7) |
| 7 | Peshawar |  | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4,269,079[6] | 1,970,042 | 1,257 (485.3) |
| 8 | Sargodha |  | Punjab | 3,903,588[5] | 659,862 | 5,854 (2,260.2) |
| 9 | Sialkot |  | Punjab | 3,893,672[5] | 655,852 | 3,016 (1,164.5) |
| 10 | Bahawalpur |  | Punjab | 3,668,106[5] | 762,111 | 24,830 (9,586.9) |
| 11 | Quetta |  | Balochistan | 2,275,699[6] | 1,001,205 | 2,657 (1,025.9) |
| 12 | Hyderabad |  | Sindh | 2,199,463[6] | 1,732,693 | 1,022 (394.6) |
See also
- Demography of Pakistan
- List of most populous cities in Pakistan
- List of metropolitan areas by population
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