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Gilgit
Gilgit-Baltistan · Pakistan
City population
216,760
#58
in Pakistan
#2
in Gilgit-Baltistan
#2,654
worldwide
35.919, 74.312 · 270 km from Islamabad
About Gilgit
Gilgit is a city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan with a population of 216,760. It is the 58th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, and the 2,654th largest worldwide. It lies 270 km from Islamabad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gilgit-Baltistan
Rank in region
#2of 4
Elevation
1,467 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
35.919, 74.312
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.