Peshawar

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#745

Global Rank

2.7

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

4.5%

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Pakistan • South Asia • Language power • Time zone Asia/Karachi UTC+5

Population
4.8M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
6,640 km² (2,564 mi²)
Density
717/km² (1,856/mi²)

Primary city Peshawar

State / province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier)

Language Pashto

Peshawar metro area

34.02, 71.52
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗1#T-873
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗0
Market Cap Score↗$0
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗1#T-308
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗1.0#T-345
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

T20 Cricket • Pakistan Super League

2026 Pakistan Super League Champions
2× Pakistan Super League titles

Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Peshawar, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Peshawar Zalmi
2026· 2026-05-03
Pakistan Super League
Peshawar Zalmi
2017· 2017-03-05
Pakistan Super League
Peshawar Zalmi
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Pakistan Super League

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Killing of Osama bin Laden (2011)

Abbottabad • Historical Event

Languages of Peshawar

Pashto first in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier); 3 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoPashto
AdministrativePashto
NationalUrdu
NationalEnglish
SecondaryEnglish
English reach, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North-West Frontier)
50%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
2.98
Rank 1 of 43; 4 working languages in Pakistan

Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1471

University of Peshawar

Peshawar, Pakistan

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Bacha Khan International Airport

Peshawar • 4 - Regional