Pakpattan
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Pakpattan پاکپتّن |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Punjab | ||
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30 ° 21 ' N , 73 ° 23' E
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| Residents : | 176,693 (2017 census) | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Pakpattan (Urdu: پاکپتّن) is the capital of the Pakpattan district in Punjab Province in Pakistan . In the city is the shrine of the Sufi saint Baba Farid , who was born in the 12th century. Every year the shrine is now visited by 2 million pilgrims and makes the city a major tourist destination.
climate
Khanpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature is 24.8 degrees.
Population development
| Census year | population |
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| 1972 | 42,028 |
| 1981 | 69,820 |
| 1998 | 109.033 |
| 2017 | 176,693 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakpattan climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Pakpattan weather averages - Climate-Data.org. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .