Wazirabad
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Wazirabad (Urdu and ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District and Wazirabad Tehsil. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also known for its cuisine. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River, nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala, and about 12 kilometres from Gujrat.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wazirabad
- Region
- پنجاب
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 102,444
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wazirabad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tomb of Mulana Zafar Ali Khan.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Tomb of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan thumb|Gateway to Wazirabad
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
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- Location of Wazirabad
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punjab
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gujrat
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Wazirabad
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Tehsil
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Wazirabad and Ali Pur Chattha
- Settlement.subdivision_type5
- No. of Union Councils
- Settlement.subdivision_name5
- 12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Wazirabad Tehsil
- Population
- 152624
- Elevation
- 215
- Capital of
- Wazirabad Tehsil
- Image
- Tomb of Mulana Zafar Ali Khan.jpg
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- inception
- 1867-01-01
- Commons category
- Wazirabad (city)
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Otto Richard Kierulf
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Administration
- History
- British rule
- Demographics
- Population
- Health
- Colleges and universities in Gujranwala
- Notable residents
- References
- Further reading
Wazirabad (Urdu and ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District and Wazirabad Tehsil. Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also known for its cuisine. Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River, nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala, and about 12 kilometres from Gujrat.
==Administration== The city of Wazirabad is subdivided into 12 Union Councils. Prior to 2023, Wazirabad was the headquarters of Wazirabad Tehsil and an administrative subdivision of Gujranwala District. In 2023 Wazirabad Tehsil was elevated to Wazirabad District which was then subdivided into tehsils.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wazirabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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