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Muzaffarābād

Azad Kashmir · Pakistan
City population
725,000
#16
in Pakistan
#1
in Azad Kashmir
#764
worldwide
IslamabadMuzaffarābād
34.370, 73.471 · 82 km from Islamabad
City population
725,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Pakistan
#16
of 361 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#764
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Pakistan
0.3%
of the national population

About Muzaffarābād

At 0.3% of Pakistan's national population, this city of 725,000 ranks 16th among the country's 361 listed cities. Located 82 km from Islamabad, it is the largest settlement in Azad Kashmir, ahead of Abbottabad (275,890) situated 34 km away and Mansehra (66,486) at 26 km distance.

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
#16of 361
LargestSmallest
Position in Azad Kashmir
#1of 12
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Pakistan
Region
Azad Kashmir
Rank in region
#1of 12
Distance to capital
82 km
to Islamabad
Elevation
739 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
34.370, 73.471
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 Pakistan

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

24KMBaffa18K people26KMMansehra66K people34KMAbbottabad276K people38KMDhirkot195K people44KMOghi21K 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. Muzaffarābād725K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Muzaffarābād 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
Muzaffarābād725K

Muzaffarābād Population FAQ

What is the population of Muzaffarābād?

Muzaffarābād has a city population of 725,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Muzaffarābād?

Muzaffarābād is in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, 82 km from the capital, Islamabad. Its coordinates are 34.370, 73.471.

How big is Muzaffarābād compared with other cities in Pakistan?

It is the 16th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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