This is a list showing the most populous cities in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan as of the 2017 Census of Pakistan. In the following table, you can find each of the 46 cities and towns in the province with populations higher than 30,000 as of March 15, 2017. City populations found in this list only refer to populations found within the city's defined limits and any adjacent cantonments. The census totals below come from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. [1]
Rank | City | District | Division | Population (2017) [2] [1] | Population (1998) [3] | Average Annual Population Growth Rate (1998 - 2017) | Ref. (2017) |
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1 | Peshawar | Peshawar | Peshawar | 1,964,102 | 982,816 | 3.70% | [4] |
2 | Mardan | Mardan | Mardan | 358,604 | 245,926 | 2.00% | [5] |
3 | Mingora | Swat | Malakand | 331,091 | 173,868 | 3.44% | [6] |
4 | Kohat | Kohat | Kohat | 228,779 | 126,627 | 3.16% | [7] |
5 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 217,457 | 92,114 | 4.61% | [8] |
6 | Abbottabad | Abbottabad | Hazara | 208,491 | 106,101 | 3.61% | [9] |
7 | Mansehra | Mansehra | Hazara | 127,623 | 49,534 | 5.10% | [10] |
8 | Swabi | Swabi | Mardan | 123,412 | 80,157 | 2.29% | [11] |
9 | Nowshera | Nowshera | Peshawar | 120,131 | 89,813 | 1.54% | [12] |
10 | Kabal | Swat | Malakand | 118,103 | N/A A | N/A A | [6] |
11 | Charsadda | Charsadda | Peshawar | 114,565 | 87,218 | 1.44% | [13] |
12 | Barikot | Swat | Malakand | 94,245 | N/A A | N/A A | [6] |
13 | Shabqadar | Charsadda | Peshawar | 91,851 | 55,439 | 1.66% | [13] |
14 | Haripur | Haripur | Hazara | 85,739 | 48,309 | 3.06% | [14] |
15 | Takht-i-Bahi | Mardan | Mardan | 80,721 | 49,202 | 2.63% | [5] |
16 | Paharpur | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 69,289 | 14,580 | 8.53% | [8] |
17 | Batkhela | Malakand | Malakand | 68,200 | 43,179 | 2.43% | [15] |
18 | Jamrud | Khyber | Peshawar | 63,843 | 32,039 | 3.69% | [16] |
19 | Bahrain | Swat | Malakand | 61,787 | N/A A | N/A A | [6] |
20 | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | Bannu | 59,465 | 30,467 | 3.57% | [17] |
21 | Pabbi | Nowshera | Peshawar | 55,255 | 31,153 | 3.06% | [12] |
22 | Topi | Swabi | Mardan | 52,983 | 30,458 | 2.95% | [11] |
23 | Jehangira | Nowshera | Peshawar | 52,839 | 31,115 | 2.82% | [12] |
24 | Karak | Karak | Kohat | 51,149 | 27,893 | 3.24% | [18] |
25 | Bannu | Bannu | Bannu | 49,965 | 47,676 | 0.25% | [19] |
26 | Chitral | Lower Chitral | Malakand | 49,794 | 30,622 | 2.59% | [20] |
27 | Hangu | Hangu | Kohat | 48,764 | 31,022 | 2.40% | [21] |
28 | Havelian | Abbottabad | Hazara | 48,295 | 31,625 | 2.25% | [9] |
29 | Khwazakhela | Swat | Malakand | 48,027 | N/A A | N/A A | [6] |
30 | Khalabat | Haripur | Hazara | 47,285 | 34,426 | 1.68% | [14] |
31 | Tank | Tank | Dera Ismail Khan | 47,165 | 35,741 | 1.47% | [22] |
32 | Dir | Upper Dir | Malakand | 44,165 | 22,901 | 3.51% | [23] |
33 | Matta | Swat | Malakand | 42,647 | N/A A | N/A A | [6] |
34 | Tordher | Swabi | Mardan | 41,420 | 27,861 | 2.10% | [11] |
35 | Timargara | Lower Dir | Malakand | 40,373 | 44,335 | -0.49% | [24] |
36 | Paroa | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 39,881 | N/A A | N/A A | [8] |
37 | Amangarh | Nowshera | Peshawar | 38,624 | 21,476 | 3.13% | [12] |
38 | Risalpur | Nowshera | Peshawar | 36,653 | 31,416 | 0.81% | [12] |
39 | Nawan Shehr | Abbottabad | Hazara | 35,737 | 19,871 | 3.13% | [9] |
40 | Sadda | Kurram | Kohat | 34,495 | 17,103 | 3.75% | [25] |
41 | Landi Kotal | Khyber | Peshawar | 33,697 | 22,324 | 2.19% | [16] |
42 | Tangi | Charsadda | Peshawar | 33,012 | 25,346 | 1.40% | [13] |
43 | Akora Khattak | Nowshera | Peshawar | 32,883 | 19,530 | 2.77% | [12] |
44 | Tall | Hangu | Kohat | 32,335 | 25,355 | 1.29% | [21] |
45 | Zaida | Swabi | Mardan | 31,949 | 22,656 | 1.82% | [11] |
46 | Utmanzai | Charsadda | Peshawar | 30,747 | 24,848 | 1.12% | [13] |
Swabi is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the bank of the Indus River. It is the 73rd largest city of Pakistan and eighth largest in the province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Swabi is also a major city in the Mardan Division, where it is the second-largest city.
Kohat Division is one of the seven divisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of five districts: Hangu, Karak, Kohat, Kurram, and Orakzai. The division borders Bannu Division to the south and west, Peshawar Division to the north and east, the province of Punjab to the east, and Afghanistan to the northwest. CNIC code of Kohat Division is 14.
Mardan Division is one of the seven divisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of two districts: Mardan and Swabi. The division borders Hazara Division, Malakand Division, and Peshawar Division. CNIC code of Mardan Division is 16.
Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It consists of three districts: Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and North Waziristan. The division borders Dera Ismail Khan Division to the south and west, Kohat Division to the north and east, and the province of Punjab, Pakistan to its east. CNIC code of Bannu Division is 11.
Karak is the headquarters of Karak District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is 123 km from Peshawar on the main Indus Highway between Peshawar and Karachi. It is located at 33°7'12N 71°5'41E. Karak is said to be the single district in Pakistan that is inhabited by only one tribe of Pashtuns — the Khattaks.
Sadda is a city in Kurram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Located on the Kurram River, it is a big trade market for the people of Lower Kurram and Central Kurram. The main tribe living in Sadda is the Bangash. Sadda is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Parachinar. The nearest main city on the Afghan side of the border is Khost, which is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the southwest of Sadda.
Doaba is a small city located in Tall tehsil, Hangu district, Pakistan. Its population is just above 20,000, but the city has only 1,942 households. The most spoken language in Doaba is Pashto. It is roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Hangu and roughly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Thall. Doaba is Hangu district's third-largest city.
Beshigram is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
Chuprial is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 7 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Charbagh, Kabal, Bahrain, Barikot, Babuzai, and Matta. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
Deolai is a small town located in the Swat district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is a part of Kabal Tehsil and is situated approximately 22.2 kilometers away from Mingora city, the district headquarters of Swat. Nekpikhel Yousafzai are the well known tribe of Deolai.
Fatehpur is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 7 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Bahrain, Barikot, Babuzai, Charbagh, and Matta. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
Kishawara is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 7 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Bahrain, Barikot, Babuzai, Charbagh, and Matta. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
Qalagay is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and also 9 urban.
Matta Kharirai is an administrative unit, known as union council, of Tehsil Matta Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils, including Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, Charbagh, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises a number of union councils. Of the 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 are rural and 9 urban.
Miandam is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in Swat district, 56 rural and 9 urban.
Shin is an administrative unit, known as a Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Kalam is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 7 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Bahrain, Barikot, Babuzai, Charbagh, and Matta. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
Bahrain is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 7 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Bahrain, Barikot, Babuzai, Charbagh, and Matta. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and nine urban.
Sarai Naurang is a tehsil located in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 296,908 according to the 2017 census. It is a mostly rural area, but it does contain one urban area, the town of Naurang, which has a population of 29,955. Naurang is the second-largest city in Lakki Marwat District and the third-largest in Bannu Division.