Sahiwal
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Sahiwal (Punjabi / ; ; ), formerly known as Montgomery in British India, is a city in central Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Locality
- ساہِيوال
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 538,344
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sahiwal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top to bottom: Sahiwal Railway Station, Ravi Bridge, Chichawatni Forest, Sahiwal Medical College
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sahiwal
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sahiwal
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 3201
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 60
- Settlement.total_type
- City
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 152.4
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 538,344
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- ساہیوال
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Sahiwal Tehsil
- Population
- 247706
- Elevation
- 152
- Capital of
- Sahiwal Tehsil
- Founded by
- Robert Montgomery
- Official website
- www.sahiwal.eu.pn
- Dialing code
- 040
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- Commons category
- Sahiwal, Sahiwal District
- inception
- 1865-00-00
- twinned administrative body
- Rochdale
- topic's main category
- Category:Sahiwal
- different from
- Sahiwal
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Historical background
- Climate
- Demography
- Population
- Language
- Education
- Twin city
- Notable people
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
Sahiwal (Punjabi / ; ; ), formerly known as Montgomery in British India, is a city in central Punjab, Pakistan.
It is the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. It is the 19th most populous city of Pakistan, according to the 2023 census. Sahiwal is located approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and 100 km from Faisalabad and lies between Lahore and Multan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sahiwal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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