Wah Cantonment

Wah Cantonment
  • واہ چھاونی
  • واہ کینٹ
Central Mosque
Central Mosque
Wah Cantonment is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Wah Cantonment
Wah Cantonment
Wah Cantt
Wah Cantonment is located in Pakistan
Wah Cantonment
Wah Cantonment
Wah Cantonment (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 72°45′06″E / 33.7714°N 72.7518°E / 33.7714; 72.7518
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRawalpindi
TehsilTaxila Tehsil
Established1949
Area
 • City58.27 km2 (22.50 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 • City379,534
 • Rank22nd, Pakistan
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
47040
Area code0514
Literacy rate100%

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.

  1. ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities. Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Pakistan City & Town Population List". Tageo.com website. Retrieved 25 September 2021.