Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
About
Quick Facts about Peshawar
| Population : | 1,970,042 |
| Country : | Sikh Empire, British India, Durrani Empire, Pakistan |
| State : | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) |
| County : | Peshāwar District |
| Postal code : | 25000 |
| Phone Area Codes : | 091 |
| Area : | 1257 km2 |
| Altitude : | 1,178 feet / 359 meters |
| Capital city : | Peshawar is capital of Peshawar District, North-West Frontier Province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Time Zone : | UTC+05:00 |
| Local time : | 22:03:34 (19th December 2025) |
Geography
Peshawar is located at 34°0'29"N 71°34'43"E (34.0080000, 71.5784900).
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Haji Ghulam Ali ,
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
| 1941 | 173,000 | - | census |
| 1951 | 152,000 | -13.82% | census |
| 1961 | 218,000 | 30.28% | census |
| 1972 | 273,000 | 20.15% | census |
| 1981 | 566,000 | 51.77% | census |
| 1998 | 982,816 | 42.41% | census |
| 2017 | 1,970,042 | 50.11% | census |
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