Rawalpindi Cantonment

Rawalpindi
Urban
Rawalpindi Cantonment
Rawalpindi is located in Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Coordinates: 33°58′00″N 73°05′29″E / 33.96667°N 73.09139°E / 33.96667; 73.09139
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRawalpindi District
Government
 • President RCBBrig. Ijaz Qamar Kiani
Area
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation
487 m (1,598 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total955,623
 • Density7,644/km2 (19,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code051
Websitercb.gov.pk

Rawalpindi Cantonment Pakistan (Urdu: چھاؤنی راولپنڈی) is a large cantonment located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. The headquarters of the Pakistan Army, which are known as the General Headquarters (GHQ), are located in the Rawalpindi cantonment.[1]

Rawalpindi cantonment is part of Rawalpindi Metropolitan city Population 3,461,806(2017)
It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road on Railway Line 1, the main railway line of the country. The town has its own railway station Rawalpindi Railway Station and its own hospital, Cantonment General Hospital.[2]

  1. ^ "Rawalpindi Cantonment". GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. ^ "Cantt hospital out of reach for the poor". The Express Tribune. February 3, 2023.