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Taftan
City population
18,510
#336
in Pakistan
#25
in Balochistan
#26,938
worldwide
28.947, 61.587 · 1,210 km from Islamabad
About Taftan
Taftan is a city in Balochistan, Pakistan with a population of 18,510. It is the 336th largest of the 361 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Pakistan, and the 26,938th largest worldwide. It lies 1,210 km from Islamabad.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#25of 29
Elevation
787 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
28.947, 61.587
Record updated
2026-06-20
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.