Karak, Pakistan

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Karak
کرك
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Karak (

Pashtuns — the Khattaks
.

Historical Population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 13,679—    
1998 27,893+4.28%
2017 51,149+3.24%
Source: [3][1]

Karak is a fast-growing city with just over 50,000 people. It is the second-largest city in Kohat Division and is the only urbanized area and namesake of Karak District. Karak's population nearly doubled between 1998 and 2017.[1] The dominant language in the city is Pashto, which nearly everybody speaks. The city was first labeled an urban area between the 1972 and 1981 Pakistan censuses.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (KARAK DISTRICT)" (PDF). KARAK_BLOCKWISE.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ Falling Rain - Location of Karak
  3. ^ a b "TABLE-1: AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Administrative Units.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.