Wah Cantonment
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Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 72°45′06″E / 33.7714°N 72.7518°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Rawalpindi |
Tehsil | Taxila Tehsil |
Established | 1949 |
Area | |
• City | 58.27 km2 (22.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 400,733 |
• Rank | 24th, Pakistan |
• Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Postal code | 47040 |
Area code | 0514 |
Literacy rate | 100% |
The Wah Cantonment (Punjabi: واہ چھاونی; Urdu: واہ کینٹ) (often abbreviated to Wah Cantt) is a military base in Wah, Pakistan. It is a part of the Taxila Tehsil of the Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. It is the 24th most populous city in Pakistan by population.[2] The municipality is located 30 km (19 mi) northwest of the metropolitan region of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and southwest of the Haripur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.