What is the population of Peshawar?

4,758,762 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Peshawar?

Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW).

Does Peshawar have a university?

Yes. Abasyn University Peshawar and Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar.

PESHAWAR

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · PAKISTAN (PK) · 34.01°N / 71.58°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,168,197

Peshawar is a city in Pakistan with a population of 4,758,762. It sits at 34.01/71.58, runs on Asia/Karachi, is 19 km from Pabbi.

Population 4,758,762

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Karachi

All facts

fields

Country: Pakistan
Subdivision: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coords: 34.01°N / 71.58°E
UTC offset: +5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Pabbi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 52,701 20.0 km

NE Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 120,170 21.6 km

N Shabqadar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 66,541 23.2 km

NE Utmanzai Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34,257 26.2 km

E Amangarh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 42,123 32.4 km

N Tangi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 29,444 33.2 km

SE Cherat Cantonement Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2,986 35.6 km

E Nowshera Kalan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 88,003 36.6 km

E Nowshera Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0 37.2 km

E Risalpur Cantonment Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 36,074 38.7 km

Air access

nearby

PEW

Bacha Khan International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

OPCT

Chirat Airport

Small airport

35.8 km

Universities

linked

Abasyn University Peshawar

abasyn.edu.pk

Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar

imsciences.edu.pk

Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar

suit.edu.pk

The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

aup.edu.pk

University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar

nwfpuet.edu.pk

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Peshawar?: 4,758,762 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Peshawar in?: Asia/Karachi.
Which country is Peshawar in?: Pakistan (PK).
Which airport serves Peshawar?: Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW).
How far is Peshawar from Islamabad?: About 139 km.
Does Peshawar have a university?: Yes. Abasyn University Peshawar and Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar.
What languages are spoken in Pakistan?: English.
What currency is used in Pakistan?: Pakistan Rupee.
How many cities are in Pakistan?: 567 on record.
Which admin region is Peshawar in?: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1168197

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1168197,
    "name": "Peshawar",
    "ascii_name": "Peshawar",
    "country_code": "PK",
    "population": 4758762,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Karachi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.008,
    "longitude": 71.57849
  }
}

Context

comparatives

90.3x the population of Pabbi.
19 km from Pabbi.
Same timezone (Asia/Karachi) as 566 other cities in Pakistan.