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Sahiwal
ساہيوال | |
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    From top to bottom: Sahiwal Railway Station, Ravi Bridge, Chichawatni Forest, Sahiwal Medical College | |
  Sahiwal  Sahiwal | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′40″N 73°6′30″E / 30.66111°N 73.10833°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Sahiwal |
| District | Sahiwal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan Corporation |
| Area | |
• City | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,201 km2 (1,236 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152.4 m (500.0 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 538,344 |
| • Rank | 22nd, Pakistan |
| • Density | 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sahiwalian, Sahiwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 57000 |
| Calling code | 040 |
| No. of Union Councils | 52 (11 urban, 41 rural)[2] |
Sahiwal (Punjabi / Urdu: ساہيوال; Punjabi pronunciation: [sä˦ʱi̯.ʋälᵊ]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈsɑːˌɦiːˈʋɑːl]), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division.[3] Sahiwal is located approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and 100 km from Faisalabad and lies between Lahore and Multan.[4] Sahiwal is approximately 152 meters above the sea level.[5] The city of Harappa is located just 24 kilometers (15 miles) west of Sahiwal.
The city lies in a densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, tobacco,[6] legumes, potato[7] and oil seeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured.[8][9]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Sahiwal Municipal Corporation
- ^ a b "Table 209". Punjab Development Statistics 2016 (PDF). Bureau of Statistics, Government of The Punjab. p. 335(340). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan City & Town Population List". Tageo.com website. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Sahiwal to be connected with Lahore-Multan motorway". Dawn. April 10, 2021.
- ^ "District Sahiwal Official Website".
- ^ Agricultural Research Council (Pakistan) (1 January 1980). Pakistan journal of agricultural research. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Nazli, Caesar B. Cororaton, Abdul Salam, Zafar Altaf, David Orden and Reno Dewina, Nicholas Minot, Hina. Cotton-Textile-Apparel Sectors of Pakistan: Situations and Challenges Faced. Intl Food Policy Res Inst. p. 47. GGKEY:1W7L1FH7N4N. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ The New Encyclopædia Britannica: Micropædia. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1991. ISBN 978-0-85229-529-8. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Cotton handbook of Pakistan. Pakistan Central Cotton Committee. 1983. p. 217. Retrieved 18 July 2011.