Map of Kohat, Pakistan

Kohat is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with a population of about 151,427. It lies at 33.5820°N, 71.4493°E. Kohat is about 148 km (92 mi) west of Islamabad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hangu, 37 km to the west.

Kohat at a glance

Where is Kohat?

• The 8th largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kohat

• Hangu — 37 km west
• Peshawar — 49 km north
• Pabbi — 57 km northeast
• Aman Garh — 65 km northeast
• Charsadda — 68 km northeast
• Shabqadar — 71 km north
• Risalpur Cantonment — 73 km northeast
• Utmanzai — 73 km northeast
• Tangi — 82 km north
• Kamar Mushani — 83 km south

Largest cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Peshawar — 4,758,762
• Bannu — 1,357,890
• Dera Ismail Khan — 763,195
• Battagram — 700,000
• Mingora — 361,112
• Mardan — 300,424
• Abbottabad — 275,890
• Tordher — 150,000
• Charsadda — 120,170
• Shabqadar — 102,340

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.