List of cities in the Punjab region by population

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The following is a list of the largest cities in the Punjab region by population located in modern divisions which were part of the British Punjab Province as at 1947 when the modern countries of India and Pakistan were created. Accordingly, the Punjab is a geographical region in South Asia now divided politically by Pakistan and India and is also administratively divided into provinces, states, and territories within both countries. This list deals with the areas within city administrative boundaries (city propers), urban areas, and metropolitan areas.

Kota Manjaaah

Rank City Administrative subdivision Sovereign state Image City proper population Urban area population Metropolitan area population
1 Lahore  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 5,143,495[1]
(1998)
10,355,000[2]
(2016)
Delhi India}} {(IND}) 3 Rawalpindi-Islamabad  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 1,409,768[1]
(1998)
4,765,000[3][4](2016)
4 Faisalabad  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 2,008,861[1]
(1998)
3,675,000[2]
(2016)
5 Multan  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 1,197,384[1]
(1998)
3,100,000[5](2016)
6 Gujranwala  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 1,132,509[1]
(1998)
2,705,000[6](2016)
7 Ludhiana State of Punjab  India File:Ansal Plaza by night, Ludhiana, Punjab (2005).jpg 1,613,878[7]
(2011)
1,740,000[2]
(2016)
8 Sargodha  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 458,440[1]
(1998)
1,550,000[2]
(2016)
9 Amritsar State of Punjab  India 1,132,761[7]
(2011)
1,285,000[2]
(2016)
10 Chandigarh Union territory of Chandigarh  India 960,787[7]
(2011)
1,150,000[2]
(2016)
11 Jalandhar State of Punjab  India 862,196[7]
(2011)
970,000[2]
(2016)
12 Bahawalpur  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 408,395[1]
(1998)
930,000[2]
(2016)
13 Patiala State of Punjab  India 446,246[7]
(2011)
700,513[2]
(2016)
14 Sialkot  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 421,502[1]
(1998)
580,000[2]
(2016)
15 Jhang  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 293,366[1]
(1998)
16 Bathinda State of Punjab  India 285,813[7]
(2011)
17 Sheikhupura  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 280,263[1]
(1998)
540,000[2]
(2016)
18 Gujrat  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 251,792[1]
(1998)
19 Kasur  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 245,321[1]
(1998)
20 Rahim Yar Khan  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 233,537[1]
(1998)
21 Sahiwal  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 208,778[1]
(1998)
22 Okara  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 201,815[1]
(1998)
23 Hoshiarpur State of Punjab  India 168,443[7]
(2011)
24 Batala State of Punjab  India 156,400[7]
(2011)
25 Moga State of Punjab  India 150,432[7]
(2011)
26 Pathankot State of Punjab  India 148,357[7]
(2011)
27 Mohali State of Punjab  India 146,104[7]
(2011)
28 Abohar State of Punjab  India 145,238[7]
(2011)
29 Malerkotla State of Punjab  India 135,330[7]
(2011)
30 Khanna State of Punjab  India 128,130[7]
(2011)
31 Muktsar State of Punjab  India 117,085[7]
(2011)
32 Barnala State of Punjab  India 116,454[7]
(2011)
33 Firozpur State of Punjab  India 110,091[7]
(2011)
35 Kapurthala State of Punjab  India 101,654[7]
(2011)

See also

References

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