Map of Rawalakot, Pakistan

Rawalakot is a city in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, with a population of about 50,000. It lies at 33.8578°N, 73.7604°E. Rawalakot is about 68 km (42 mi) east of Islamabad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bagh, 14 km to the north.

Rawalakot at a glance

Where is Rawalakot?

• The 3rd largest city in Azad Kashmir on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rawalakot

• Bagh — 14 km north
• Kamra — 26 km southwest
• Kotli — 40 km south
• Havelian — 60 km west
• Abbottabad — 60 km northwest
• Muzaffarābād — 63 km northwest
• Bāramūla — 66 km northeast, India
• Islamabad — 68 km west
• Rawalpindi — 72 km southwest
• Mansehra — 74 km northwest

Largest cities in Azad Kashmir

• Muzaffarābād — 725,000
• New Mirpur — 124,352
• Kotli — 46,907
• Bagh — 33,548

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.