Risalpur
رسالپور | |
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| Risalpur | |
  Top: A rainy day at Risalpur
Below: PAF Academy Asghar Khan located in Risalpur | |
| Nickname(s): Home of Sappers, Home of Eagles | |
  Risalpur | |
| Coordinates: 34°04′52″N 71°58′21″E / 34.08111°N 71.97250°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Nowshera |
| Elevation | 309.0672 m (1,014.0000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 37,084 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Risalpur (Pashto/Urdu: رسالپور) is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 18 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E.[1] In a basin some 316 meters above sea level, it is bounded on the south and west by the Kabul and Kalpani rivers, respectively. The famous Khyber Pass lies 90 kilometers to the north.
Risalpur is known as "Home of Eagles" and "Home of Sappers". It has several important educational institutions and industrial plants. Languages spoken here are Urdu, English, Pashto, and others.
The Risalpur Export Processing Zone is on the main Nowshera-Mardan road. The Risalpur Cantonment itself lies on high ground, some 30 feet above the surrounding area, with the oldest building dating from 1913 or 1914. The population that mostly lives here are from mixed Pushtoon tribes.