List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan

This is a list of metropolitan areas in Pakistan. These metropolitan areas are home to about 20% of the population or about 46 million Pakistanis.

Every Pakistani city with a population of 500,000 or more is considered a metropolitan area. This list is according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Rank | Metropolitan area | Province | Population (2017)[4] | Metropolitan Area
km2 (sqmi)

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1 | Karachi |  Sindh | 18,868,021 | 3,527 (1,361.8)
2 | Lahore |  Punjab | 13,004,135 | 1,772 (684.2)
3 | Peshawar |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4,758,000 | 215 (83.0)
4 | Islamabad-Rawalpindi | [ Islamabad and

Punjab

| 4,721,000 | 1,165.5 (450.0)

Rawalpindi:

259 (100.0)

Islamabad: 906.5 (350.0)

5 | Faisalabad |  Punjab | 3,203,846  | 1326 (512)
6 | Gujranwala |  Punjab | 2,027,001 | 240 (92.7)
7 | Multan |  Punjab | 1,871,843 | 286 (110.4)
8 | Hyderabad |  Sindh | 1,732,693 | 292 (112.7)
9 | Quetta |  Balochistan | 1,001,205 | 178 (68.7)
10 | Bahawalpur |  Punjab | 762,111 | 246 (95.0)
11 | Sargodha |  Punjab | 659,862 | 155 (59.8)
12 | Sialkot |  Punjab | 655,852 | 102 (39.4)

## See also

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* Demography of Pakistan
* List of most populous cities in Pakistan
* List of metropolitan areas by population

## References

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1. ^ "Population Size and Growth of Major Cities" (PDF). Demographia.com.
2. ^ "6th census of Pakistan will be held in March 2016". Siasat.pk Forums.
3. ^ "March 2017 as the month of Census in Pakistan". 16 December 2016.
4. ^ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.

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Major cities in Pakistan

Islamabad Capital Territory|

* Islamabad*

Punjab|

* Attock
* Bahawalpur
* Burewala
* Chakwal
* Chiniot
* Dera Ghazi Khan
* Faisalabad
* Gujar Khan
* Gujranwala
* Gujrat
* Jhang
* Jhelum
* Kasur
* Khanewal
* Kharian
* Lahore**
* Mandi Bahauddin
* Mianwali
* Multan
* Murree
* Okara
* Rahim Yar Khan
* Rawalpindi
* Sadiqabad
* Sahiwal
* Sargodha
* Sheikhupura
* Sialkot
* Taxila
* Toba Tek Singh
* Talagang

Sindh|

* Badin
* Hyderabad
* Jacobabad
* Karachi**
* Khairpur
* Kotri
* Larkana
* Mirpur Khas
* Nawabshah
* Sukkur
* Thatta

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|

* Abbottabad
* Bannu
* Battagram
* Chitral
* Charsadda
* D.I.Khan
* Haripur
* Kohat
* Mansehra
* Mardan
* Nowshera
* Peshawar**
* Swat
* Swabi
* Timergara
* Tank

Balochistan|

* Chaman
* Gwadar
* Khuzdar
* Quetta**
* Ziarat

Azad Kashmir|

* Bagh
* Bhimber
* Kotli
* Mirpur
* Muzaffarabad**
* Rawalakot

Gilgit-Baltistan|

* Gilgit**
* Skardu

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