Sahiwal

Not to be confused with Sahiwal Division.

Not to be confused with Sahiwal District.

Sahiwal ساہیوال
—  City  —
Sahiwal
Coordinates: 30°39′52″N 73°6′30″E / 30.66444°N 73.10833°E / 30.66444; 73.10833
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Sahiwal
Area
– Total	3,201 km2 (1,235.9 sq mi)
Elevation	152.4 m (500 ft)
Population (1998)
– Total	1,843,194
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Calling code	040
Website	http://www.sahiwal.gov.pk

Sahiwal (Urdu: ساہیوال) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan. The population is 207,388 (1998 Pakistan Census).

A small village on the Karachi-Lahore railway line during 1865 was named Montgomery after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab.^[1][2] was made the capital of the Montgomery District. It was renamed Sahiwal in 1967 after the Sahi clan of Kharal Jatt who were the inhabitants of this area.

The city is in the densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, tobacco,^[3] legumes, potato ^[4]and oilseeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured. ^[5][1]

Sahiwal has several educational institutes including the Divisional Public School (DPS), St. Mary's Convent High School, Government Immamia College, Government Postgraduate College (GPGC) and Government College for Men and Women. The District Hospital commonly referred to as the Civil Hospital is the largest hospital of Sahiwal.

Twin city

Sahiwal is twinned with the town of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, North West England.^[6] There is a direction sign in Rochdale's town centre pointing in Sahiwal's direction with "Sahiwal 3960 miles" written on it.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropædia. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1991. ISBN 9780852295298. http://books.google.com/books?id=mXsoAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
2. ^ A history by Sahiwal Police
3. ^ Agricultural Research Council (Pakistan) (1 January 1980). Pakistan journal of agricultural research. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. http://books.google.com/books?id=Gw7bAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
4. ^ Nazli, Caesar B. Cororaton, Abdul Salam, Zafar Altaf, David Orden and Reno Dewina, Nicholas Minot, Hina. Cotton-Textile-Apparel Sectors of Pakistan: Situations and Challenges Faced. Intl Food Policy Res Inst. p. 47. GGKEY:1W7L1FH7N4N. http://books.google.com/books?id=WgFIAAnZ1GYC&pg=PA47. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
5. ^ Cotton handbook of Pakistan. Pakistan Central Cotton Committee. 1983. p. 217. http://books.google.com/books?id=ypo_AAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
6. ^ "Punjab Assembly". Pap.gov.pk. http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/231. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 

External links

• Sahiwal City website

Coordinates: 30°39′52″N 73°06′30″E / 30.6644°N 73.1083°E / 30.6644; 73.1083