Map of Peshawar, Pakistan

Peshawar is the administrative centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with a population of about 4,758,762. It lies at 34.0080°N, 71.5785°E. Peshawar is about 139 km (86 mi) west of Islamabad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pabbi, 20 km to the east.

Peshawar at a glance

Where is Peshawar?

• The 3rd largest city in Pakistan by recorded population.
• The largest city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Peshawar

• Pabbi — 20 km east
• Charsadda — 22 km northeast
• Shabqadar — 23 km north
• Utmanzai — 26 km northeast
• Aman Garh — 32 km east
• Tangi — 33 km north
• Risalpur Cantonment — 39 km east
• Mardan — 48 km northeast
• Kohat — 49 km south
• Tordher — 65 km east

Largest cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Bannu — 1,357,890
• Dera Ismail Khan — 763,195
• Battagram — 700,000
• Mingora — 361,112
• Mardan — 300,424
• Abbottabad — 275,890
• Kohat — 151,427
• Tordher — 150,000
• Charsadda — 120,170
• Shabqadar — 102,340

Largest cities in Pakistan

• Lahore — 13,004,135
• Karachi — 11,624,219
• 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
• Sargodha — 975,886

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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.