- Arifwala
Arifwala is a town and
tehsil ofPakpattan District in the Punjab province ofPakistan . [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan - Government of Pakistan] ]Geography
It is located at 30° 16' 60N 73° 4' 0E. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Arifwala.html Location of Arifwala - Falling Rain Genomics] ] It lies about 210km south east of
Lahore , 33km to the south of the Sutlej river and 45km east ofSahiwal . This area is called Neely Bar also. It is situated between Sutlej and Biayas. It is 420 feet above sea level.Population
About 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. Most of the population are farmers. The total population of Tehsil Arifwala is about 600,000.
Tehsil Arifwala is surrounded by 255 villages.
The total area of Tehsil Arifwala is 295,146 acres (1.2 km²).
Area City Arifwala
*Residential Area: 457 acres = 1.14 km²
*Agriculture Area: 1274 acres = 3.18 km²Administration
The town of Arifwala is the headquarters of Arifwala tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the Pakpattan district. The tehsil is subdivided into 30 Union Councils. The town of Arifwala contains four of these Union Councils.
History
In the nineteenth century, Arifwala was only a village named as chak No. 61/EB. Later, it was called Arifwala because of a landlord named "Arif" having agriculture land in this village. In 1908, the Deputy Governor Hurbert founded the new city of Arifwala. In 1987, Arifwala was raised to the status of sub-division. In 1995 it was attached to Pakpattan district.
Climate
The climate of the city is hot and dry. The summer season starts from April and continues till October. May, June, July & August are the hottest months. The mean maximum and minimum temperature of these months are about 45 and 32 degrees Celsius respectively.
Education
Education in this city is satisfactory. One of the biggest schools of Pakpattan district is Government Girls High School in Arifwala. In addition to that Arifwala also has three boys high schools and a boys and girls college.
Among the most famous schools of Arifwala is The Educators (New Muhammadan Campus), which is well known for its high standard of education.
Famous People from Arifwala
* Flight Lieutenant Furqan Ahmed Latif,
fighter pilot ,Pakistan Air Force
* Muhammad Bilal Ashraf -computer scientist , principalsoftware engineer of Xavor Pakistan Pvt Ltd.
* DR.Hafiz Rehan Ahmad Latif, MBBS,FCPS General surgeon , Services Hospital Lahore
* DR.Abdul Latif , MBBS,DMRD , Consultant Radiologist
*Iqbal Tikka - Former Politician
* "Capt (R) Rana Muhammad Sarwar" (Chief Warden Arifwala Civil Defence, Welfare Officer Fouji Foundation Arifwala, President ZIA CCB Arifwala).ee also
*http://www.arifwala.com.pk
References
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