List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population

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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]

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A map showing all of the cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a population over 30,000 as of the 2017 census' provisional results. The most populous cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.png
A map showing all of the cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a population over 30,000 as of the 2017 census' provisional results.

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Peshawar
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Mardan
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Mingora
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Kohat
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Dera Ismail Khan
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Abbottabad
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Mansehra
RankCity District Division Population
(2017) [2] [1] 		Population
(1998) [3] 		Average Annual
Population Growth Rate
(1998 - 2017)		Ref. (2017)
1 Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar 1,964,102982,8163.70% Increase2.svg [4]
2 Mardan Mardan Mardan 358,604245,9262.00% Increase2.svg [5]
3 Mingora Swat Malakand 331,091173,8683.44% Increase2.svg [6]
4 Kohat Kohat Kohat 228,779126,6273.16% Increase2.svg [7]
5 Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 217,45792,1144.61% Increase2.svg [8]
6 Abbottabad Abbottabad Hazara 208,491106,1013.61% Increase2.svg [9]
7 Mansehra Mansehra Hazara 127,62349,5345.10% Increase2.svg [10]
8 Swabi Swabi Mardan 123,41280,1572.29% Increase2.svg [11]
9 Nowshera Nowshera Peshawar 120,13189,8131.54% Increase2.svg [12]
10 Kabal Swat Malakand 118,103N/A A N/A A [6]
11 Charsadda Charsadda Peshawar 114,56587,2181.44% Increase2.svg [13]
12 Barikot Swat Malakand 94,245N/A A N/A A [6]
13 Shabqadar Charsadda Peshawar 91,85155,4391.66% Increase2.svg [13]
14 Haripur Haripur Hazara 85,73948,3093.06% Increase2.svg [14]
15 Takht-i-Bahi Mardan Mardan 80,72149,2022.63% Increase2.svg [5]
16 Paharpur Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 69,28914,5808.53% Increase2.svg [8]
17 Batkhela Malakand Malakand 68,20043,1792.43% Increase2.svg [15]
18 Jamrud Khyber Peshawar 63,84332,0393.69% Increase2.svg [16]
19 Bahrain Swat Malakand 61,787N/A A N/A A [6]
20 Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat Bannu 59,46530,4673.57% Increase2.svg [17]
21 Pabbi Nowshera Peshawar 55,25531,1533.06% Increase2.svg [12]
22 Topi Swabi Mardan 52,98330,4582.95% Increase2.svg [11]
23 Jehangira Nowshera Peshawar 52,83931,1152.82% Increase2.svg [12]
24 Karak Karak Kohat 51,14927,8933.24% Increase2.svg [18]
25 Bannu Bannu Bannu 49,96547,6760.25% Increase2.svg [19]
26 Chitral Lower Chitral Malakand 49,79430,6222.59% Increase2.svg [20]
27 Hangu Hangu Kohat 48,76431,0222.40% Increase2.svg [21]
28 Havelian Abbottabad Hazara 48,29531,6252.25% Increase2.svg [9]
29 Khwazakhela Swat Malakand 48,027N/A A N/A A [6]
30 Khalabat Haripur Hazara 47,28534,4261.68% Increase2.svg [14]
31 Tank Tank Dera Ismail Khan 47,16535,7411.47% Increase2.svg [22]
32 Dir Upper Dir Malakand 44,16522,9013.51% Increase2.svg [23]
33 Matta Swat Malakand 42,647N/A A N/A A [6]
34 Tordher Swabi Mardan 41,42027,8612.10% Increase2.svg [11]
35 Timargara Lower Dir Malakand 40,37344,335-0.49% Decrease2.svg [24]
36 Paroa Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 39,881N/A A N/A A [8]
37Amangarh Nowshera Peshawar 38,62421,4763.13% Increase2.svg [12]
38 Risalpur Nowshera Peshawar 36,65331,4160.81% Increase2.svg [12]
39 Nawan Shehr Abbottabad Hazara 35,73719,8713.13% Increase2.svg [9]
40 Sadda Kurram Kohat 34,49517,1033.75% Increase2.svg [25]
41 Landi Kotal Khyber Peshawar 33,69722,3242.19% Increase2.svg [16]
42 Tangi Charsadda Peshawar 33,01225,3461.40% Increase2.svg [13]
43 Akora Khattak Nowshera Peshawar 32,88319,5302.77% Increase2.svg [12]
44 Tall Hangu Kohat 32,33525,3551.29% Increase2.svg [21]
45 Zaida Swabi Mardan 31,94922,6561.82% Increase2.svg [11]
46 Utmanzai Charsadda Peshawar 30,74724,8481.12% Increase2.svg [13]

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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