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Chitral
City population
57,157
#187
in Pakistan
#19
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
#10,080
worldwide
35.852, 71.786 · 263 km from Islamabad
About Chitral
Chitral is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan with a population of 57,157. It is the 187th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, and the 10,080th largest worldwide. It lies 263 km from Islamabad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#19of 44
Elevation
1,514 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
35.852, 71.786
Record updated
2026-03-29
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 361 in PakistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.