Peshawar Cantonment
Peshawar Cantonment (Urdu: پشاور چھاؤنی, Pashto: د پیښور کنډک) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence.[2]
Peshawar Cantonment
پشاور چھاؤنی | |
|---|---|
  Peshawar Cantonment Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Peshawar Cantonment Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′02″N 71°32′13″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| City District | Peshawar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cantonment Board |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,741 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, PAF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under the rule of the Pakistan Army.
References
- "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (PESHAWAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Introduction". www.cbp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08.
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