Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar is the capital of Bahawalnagar District in the southeastern region of Punjab Province in Pakistan. The old name of Bahawalnagar was Rojhanwali / Ubbha. Bahawalnagar was named in 1904 after Bahawal Khan V , the ruler of the princely state of Bahawalpur. Bahawalnagar is 308 km south of Lahore and 193 km south of Bahawalpur
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Bahawalnagar بہاولنگر |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Punjab | ||
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30 ° 0 ' N , 73 ° 14' E
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163 m
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| Residents : | 161.033 | ||
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PST ( UTC + 5 )
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| Nazim ( Mayor ) : | Rana Atif Rauf (Chairman of the Bahawalnagar City Council) | ||
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history
Bahawalnagar - formerly known as Rojhanwali - was a settlement that consisted only of huts. The village of Rojhanwala is now two kilometers from the train station. In 1895 the Rojhanwala train station was opened. The first police station was opened in 1900-1901. The first school was opened in 1902-1903. The status of Bahawalnagar was changed to a Tehsil in 1914 . A panchayat was introduced in 1906. Bahawalnagar City Council was established in 1922. The first rulers were called up as Mir Majlis and Naib Mir Majlis.
education
The illiteracy rate in Bahawalnagar is less than 25 percent, while the unemployment rate is more than 25 percent. State schools and universities try to increase the illiteracy rate through measures.
Demographics
The population in Bahawalnagar was 111,300 according to a 1998 census.
climate
Bahawalnagar's climate is desert-like according to the effective climate classification . There is virtually no rainfall all year long in Bahawalnagar. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWh. The average annual temperature in Bahawalnagar is 25.1 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 204 mm. The lowest amount of rainfall occurs in October. An average of 1 mm falls in October. 75 mm fall on average in July. The month is therefore the wettest month of the year. It is warmest in June. Average temperatures of 34.9 ° C are then reached. At 12.7 ° C, the average temperature in January is the lowest of the whole year, while October has the lowest rainfall. When compared to the wettest month, the difference is 74 mm. The warmest month of June is on average 22.2 ° C warmer than the coldest month of January. In October there is on average the least rainfall. When compared to the wettest month, the difference is 74 mm. The warmest month of June is on average 22.2 ° C warmer than the coldest month of January.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017. (English)
- ^ Fārūq Nadīm: Chaos: Research Articles on History and Socio Economic Situation of Pakistani Punjab . Ed .: World Institute of Literature & Culture. 2005.
- ↑ Cities: Bahawalnagar بہاولنگر. In: findpk.com (Explore Pakistan). Archived from the original on February 8, 2016 ; Retrieved June 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Archived copy . Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ↑ Climate and weather in Bahawalnagar