Karak کرك | |
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  Karak  Karak  Karak .svg) Karak | |
| Coordinates:33°7′N71°6′E / 33.117°N 71.100°E /33.117; 71.100 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Divisions | Kohat Division |
| Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Karak District |
| Tehsil | Karak Tehsil |
| Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 58,065 |
| • Rank | 24th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Karak (Pashto: کرك,Urdu:کرکpronounceⓘ) is the headquarters ofKarak District in theKhyber Pakhtunkhwa province ofPakistan. It is 123 km fromPeshawar on the mainIndus Highway between Peshawar andKarachi. It is located at 33°7'12N 71°5'41E.[2] Karak is said to be the single district in Pakistan that is inhabited by only one tribe ofPashtuns — theKhattaks.
Karak is a fast-growing city with just over 50,000 people. It is the second-largest city inKohat Division and the namesake and only urbanized area ofKarak District. Karak's population nearly doubled between 1998 and 2017.[1] The dominant language in the city isPashto, which nearly everybody speaks. The city was first labeled an urban area between the 1972 and 1981 Pakistan censuses.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 13,679 | — |
| 1998 | 27,893 | +4.28% |
| 2017 | 51,149 | +3.24% |
| 2023 | 58,065 | +2.14% |
| Sources:[4][5] | ||
As of the2023 census, Karak had a population of 58,065.[6]