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Sahiwal | |
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Tehsil | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab |
District | Sargodha District |
Capital | Sahiwal, Sargodha |
Sahiwal | 1540 - 1545 (Tentative) |
Government | |
• Type | TMA Sahiwal |
• MPA | Barrister Taimur Ali Khan |
• MNA | Sardar Miqdad Ali Khan |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 235,600 |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Area code | 048 |
Sahiwal Tehsil (Punjabi,Urdu: تحصِيل ساہِيوال), is a subdivision (Tehsil) of Sargodha District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is approx. 40 km from Sargodha at main Sargodha-Multan highway. It is administratively subdivided into 14 Union Councils, two of which form the Tehsil capital Sahiwal.[1] The population of the city is 236,000 (2015 estimate) most being Muslim and speak the Punjabi language. Jehlum River passes nearby.