Map of Gilgit, Pakistan

Gilgit is the administrative centre of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, with a population of about 216,760. It lies at 35.9187°N, 74.3124°E. Gilgit is about 270 km (168 mi) northeast of Islamabad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Skardu, 138 km to the southeast.

Gilgit at a glance

Where is Gilgit?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gilgit

• Skardu — 138 km southeast
• Bandipura — 170 km south, India
• Battagram — 181 km southwest
• Sopur — 182 km south, India
• Muzaffarābād — 188 km southwest
• Bāramūla — 190 km south, India
• Mansehra — 204 km southwest
• Soyībug — 208 km south, India
• Srinagar — 209 km south, India
• Abbottabad — 221 km southwest

Largest cities in Gilgit-Baltistan

• Skardu — 260,000

Largest cities in Pakistan

• Lahore — 13,004,135
• Karachi — 11,624,219
• Peshawar — 4,758,762
• Faisalabad — 3,800,193
• Rawalpindi — 3,357,612
• Gujranwala — 2,511,118
• Multan — 2,169,915
• Hyderabad — 1,921,275
• Quetta — 1,565,546
• Bannu — 1,357,890

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.