List of cities in the Punjab region by population

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.

List of the Cities
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Rank City Administrative subdivision Sovereign state Image City proper population Urban area population Metropolitan area population
1 Lahore  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 11,126,285[1]
(2017)		 11,545,000[2]
(2016)
2 Faisalabad  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 3,203,846[3]
(2017)		 3,675,000[2]
(2016)
3 Amritsar State of Punjab  India 2,804,000[4]
(2019)		 1,285,000[2]
(2016)
4 Rawalpindi  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 2,098,231[1]
(2017)
5 Ludhiana State of Punjab  India 2,006,504[5]
(2019)		 1,740,000[2]
(2016)
6 Gujranwala  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 2,027,001[1]
(2017)		 2,705,000[6](2016)
7 Multan  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 1,871,843[1]
(2017)		 3,100,000[7](2016)
8 Chandigarh Union territory of Chandigarh  India 1,055,880[8]
(2011)		 1,150,000[2]
(2016)
9 Jalandhar State of Punjab  India 862,196[8]
(2011)		 970,000[2]
(2016)
10 Bahawalpur  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 762,111[1]
(2017)		 930,000[2]
(2016)
11 Sargodha  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 659,862[1]
(2017)		 1,550,000[2]
(2016)
12 Sialkot  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 655,852[1]
(2017)		 580,000[2]
(2016)
13 Sheikhupura  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 473,129[1]
(2017)		 540,000[2]
(2016)
14 Patiala State of Punjab  India 446,246[8]
(2011)		 803,242[2]
(2016)
15 Rahim Yar Khan  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 420,419[1]
(2017)
16 Jhang  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 414,131[1]
(2017)
17 Dera Ghāzi Khān  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 399,064[1]
(2017)
18 Gujrat  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 390,533[1]
(2017)
19 Sahiwal  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 389,605[1]
(2017)
20 Wah Cantonment  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 380,103[1]
(2017)
21 Kasur  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 358,409[1]
(2017)
22 Okara  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 357,935[1]
(2017)
23 Bathinda State of Punjab  India 285,813[8]
(2011)
24 Chiniot  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 278,747[1]
(2017)
25 Kāmoke  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 249,767[1]
(2017)
26 Hafizabad  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 245,784[1]
(2017)
27 Sadiqabad  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 239,677[1]
(2017)
28 Burewala  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 231,797[1]
(2017)
29 Khanewal  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 227,059[1]
(2017)
30 Muzaffargarh  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 209,604[1]
(2017)
31 Mandi Bahauddin  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 198,609[1]
(2017)
32 Jhelum  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 190,425[1]
(2017)
33 Khanpur  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 184,793[1]
(2017)
34 Pakpattan  Province of Punjab  Pakistan 176,693[1]
(2017)
35 Daska  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 175,170[1]
(2017)
36 Gojra  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 174,860[1]
(2017)
37 Hoshiarpur State of Punjab  India 168,443[8]
(2011)
38 Muridke  Province of Punjab  Pakistan N/A 166,652[1]
(2017)
39 Batala State of Punjab  India 156,400[8]
(2011)
40 Moga State of Punjab  India 150,432[8]
(2011)
41 Pathankot State of Punjab  India 148,357[8]
(2011)
42 Mohali State of Punjab  India 146,104[8]
(2011)
43 Abohar State of Punjab  India N/A 145,238[8]
(2011)
44 Malerkotla State of Punjab  India 135,330[8]
(2011)
45 Khanna State of Punjab  India 128,130[8]
(2011)
46 Muktsar State of Punjab  India 117,085[8]
(2011)
47 Barnala State of Punjab  India N/A 116,454[8]
(2011)
48 Firozpur State of Punjab  India 110,091[8]
(2011)
49 Kapurthala State of Punjab  India 101,654[8]
(2011)

See also

References
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