Sargodha

For the district, see Sargodha District. For other uses, see Sargodha (disambiguation).

Sargodha
سرگودھا
Metropolis
Clockwise from top:
 Mushaf Ali Mir Chowk (Intersection), Central Library, Shaheen Enclave, University of Sargodha
Nickname(s): 
City of Eagles,[2] California of Pakistan[3]
Sargodha is located in Punjab, Pakistan
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Sargodha
Sargodha is located in Pakistan
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Sargodha is located in Asia
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Coordinates: 32°5′1″N 72°40′16″E / 32.08361°N 72.67111°E / 32.08361; 72.67111
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionSargodha[1]
DistrictSargodha
Founded1903[4]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyMetropolitan Corporation Sargodha
 • MayorVacant[5]
 • Administrator[7]Muhammad Jahanzeb Awan (BPS-20 PAS)[6]
Area
[8]
 • City
155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
[9]
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2023)[10][11]
 • City
975,886
 • Rank11th, Pakistan
 • Density6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Sargodhian
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Postal code
40100[12]
Dialling code048[13]
Number of union councils60[14]
Number of towns59
Websitesargodha.punjab.gov.pk

Sargodha (Punjabi / Urdu: سرگودھا; Punjabi pronunciation: [sɐɾˈɡoː˦d̪ˑäː]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈsəɾˌɡoːˈd̪ʱɑː]) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 11th largest city by population[15] and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country.[16] Sargodha is also known as the City of Eagles.[2]

It is one of the few planned cities of Pakistan (others include Faisalabad, Islamabad and Gwadar).[17]

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  2. ^ a b "Sargodha- The City of Eagles". Daily The Patriot (newspaper). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Pakistan's California has some ways to grow". The Express Tribune. 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Sargodha | Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  5. ^ "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Sargodha commissioner orders survey of open manholes". The Nation. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Governor establishes local govt in Punjab". 18 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Sargodha, Pakistan on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Sargodha, Pakistan". elevationmap.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  10. ^ http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/punjab/SARGODHA_BLOCKWISE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/punjab/
  12. ^ "Pakistan Post Office Department". Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  13. ^ "National Dialing Codes". Ptcl.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de.
  16. ^ "Commercial Real Estate Property in Sargodha Pakistan". Ghar47. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  17. ^ "District Website". sargodha.dc.lhc.gov.pk.