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Chunian

Punjab · Pakistan
City population
634,236
#18
in Pakistan
#10
in Punjab
#881
worldwide
IslamabadChunian
30.966, 73.979 · 319 km from Islamabad
City population
634,236
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Pakistan
#18
of 361 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#881
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Pakistan
0.2%
of the national population

About Chunian

Pakistan's 18th-largest city, Chunian holds a population of 634,236 in Punjab province. Located 319 km from Islamabad, it sits among a cluster of towns in the region: Pattoki (113,735) lies 13 km away, Phool Nagar (114,530) at 26 km, and Kot Radha Kishan (102,057) also at 26 km. The city accounts for 0.2% of Pakistan's national population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Pakistan
#18of 361
LargestSmallest
Position in Punjab
#10of 188
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Pakistan
Region
Punjab
Rank in region
#10of 188
Distance to capital
319 km
to Islamabad
Elevation
195 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
30.966, 73.979
Record updated
2026-06-17
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 Pakistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

12KMAlahabad80K people13KMPattoki114K people26KMKot Radha Kishan102K people26KMKanganpur45K people26KMPhool Nagar115K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Chunian634K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chunian compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Chunian634K

Chunian Population FAQ

What is the population of Chunian?

Chunian has a city population of 634,236. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chunian?

Chunian is in Punjab, Pakistan, 319 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 30.966, 73.979.

How big is Chunian compared with other cities in Pakistan?

It is the 18th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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