Map of Skardu, Pakistan

Skardu is a city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, with a population of about 260,000. It lies at 35.2979°N, 75.6337°E. Skardu is about 295 km (183 mi) northeast of Islamabad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bandipura, 133 km to the southwest.

Skardu at a glance

Where is Skardu?

• The 47th largest city in Pakistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Skardu

• Bandipura — 133 km southwest, India
• Gilgit — 138 km northwest
• Sopur — 155 km southwest, India
• Srinagar — 155 km southwest, India
• Soyībug — 160 km southwest, India
• Bāramūla — 169 km southwest, India
• Anantnag — 180 km south, India
• Leh — 218 km southeast, India
• Muzaffarābād — 223 km southwest
• Bagh — 224 km southwest

Largest cities in Gilgit-Baltistan

• Gilgit — 216,760

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.