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
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
City DistrictPeshawar
Government
  TypeCantonment Board
Population
  Total70,741

Popular areas in the Cantonment are Garrison Rangers Club, PAF Hospital and others. Peshawar Cantonment is under the rule of the Pakistan Army.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Introduction". www.cbp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08.


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