Chitral

This article is about the city of Chitral. For the former princely state, see Chitral (princely state). For the district, see Chitral District.

Chitral
  • ݯھیترار
  • چترال
City
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Nickname: 
Qāshqār
Chitral is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chitral
Chitral
Chitral is located in Pakistan
Chitral
Chitral
Coordinates: 35°50′46″N 71°47′09″E / 35.84611°N 71.78583°E / 35.84611; 71.78583
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictLower Chitral
Established1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Founded byBritish government
Named forField
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyDistrict Government
 • Mayor (Lower Chitral)Shahzada Aman Ur Rehman[1] (PTI)
Area
 • Total
14,850 km2 (5,730 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
1,494 m (4,902 ft)
Population
 (2017)[4]
 • Total
49,780
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
DemonymChitralis
Languages
 • OfficialUrdu[5]
 • RegionalChitrali[5]
Time zoneUTC+5:00 (Pakistan Standard Time)
Zip Code
17200[6][7]
Area code0943
Vehicle registrationCL
Websitelowerchitral.kp.gov.pk

Chitral (Khowar: ݯھیترار, romanized: ćhitrār, lit. 'field') is a city situated on the Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before that the capital of Chitral princely state. The region was encompassed into West Pakistan between the years 1969 and 1972. It has a population of 49,780 per the 2017 census.[4]

  1. ^ "LG polls: PTI sweeps elections in upper & lower Chitral". The News International newspaper). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "District Chitral (Upper & Lower)". Department of Local Government, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ Ahmada, Munir; Muhammadb, Dost; Mussaratb, Maria; Naseerc, Muhammad; Khand, Muhammad A.; Khanb, Abid A.; Shafi, Muhammad Izhar (2018). "Spatial variability pattern and mapping of selected soil properties in hilly areas of Hindukush range northern, Pakistan". Eurasian Journal of Soil Science. 7 (4): 355. doi:10.18393/ejss.466424. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via dergipark.org.tr.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Indo-Iranian Frontier Languages". Encyclopaedia Iranica. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. ^ Postal code
  7. ^ "List of Postal Codes of GPOs of Chitral Pakistan Post 2023".