Geography

Provinces & Territories of Pakistan

Name: Provinces & Territories of Pakistan
Creator: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Administrative divisions of Pakistan with population, area, and cultural highlights — from the fertile plains of Punjab to the peaks of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Source:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Updated:2/14/2026

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Name↕	Capital↕	Population (M)↕	Area (sq km)↕	Known For↕	Major Language↕
Punjab	Lahore	127.7	205,344	Agriculture, Mughal heritage, Lahore Fort, food culture	Punjabi
Sindh	Karachi	55.7	140,914	Mohenjo-daro, Karachi port city, Sufi shrines, Ajrak textile	Sindhi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Peshawar	40.9	101,741	Pashtun culture, Swat Valley, Gandhara civilization, tribal heritage	Pashto
Balochistan	Quetta	14.9	347,190	Largest province by area, Gwadar port, Ziarat juniper forests	Balochi
Islamabad Capital Territory	Islamabad	2.4	906	Federal capital, Faisal Mosque, Margalla Hills, planned city	Urdu
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	4.8	13,297	Neelum Valley, scenic mountains, Line of Control, tourism	Pahari / Kashmiri
Gilgit-Baltistan	Gilgit	1.9	72,971	K2, Karakoram Highway, glaciers, adventure tourism, Hunza Valley	Shina / Balti
Former FATA (merged into KPK)	N/A (merged 2018)	5	27,220	Tribal belt, Khyber Pass, merged into KPK via 25th Amendment in 2018	Pashto