Layyah
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Layyah لیہ |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Punjab | ||
| Coordinates : |
30 ° 58 ' N , 70 ° 57' E
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| Height : |
143 m
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| Residents : | 126,361 (2017 census) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Layyah (Urdu: لیہ), also Leiah is the capital district Layyah in the province of Punjab in Pakistan .
history
The city was founded around 1550 by Kamal Khan Mirani, a descendant of Ghazi Khan Mirani who also laid the foundation stone for Dera Ghazi Khan . The local government was founded in 1875 under the rule of the British.
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1972 | 33,549 |
| 1981 | 51,482 |
| 1998 | 72,319 |
| 2017 | 126,361 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .