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Sahiwal (Punjabi / Urdu: ساہيوال; Punjabi pronunciation: [sä˦ʱi̯.ʋälᵊ]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈsɑːˌɦiːˈʋɑːl]), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in central Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. It is the 19th most populous city of Pakistan, according to the 2023 census of Pakistan.[3] Sahiwal is located approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and 100 km from Faisalabad and lies between Lahore and Multan.[4] Sahiwal is approximately 152 meters above the sea level.[5] The city of Harappa is located just 24 kilometers (15 miles) west of Sahiwal.

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Main Railway Station

The city lies in a densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, tobacco,[6] legumes, potato[7] and oil seeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured.[8][9]

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Following the Umayyad Arab conquest of the Punjab cities of Uch and Multan, led by Muhammad bin Qasim, Arabs of the Emirate of Multan ruled the region of Sahiwal for a few centuries. Then Sahiwal remained part of the Multan province of the Delhi Sultanate. Sahiwal also remained associated with the historic city of Depalpur.[10]

The modern-day city of Sahiwal was founded in 1865 when a train station was built at the site of a small village on the Karachi-Lahore railway line. The site was named Montgomery for Sir Robert Montgomery, then lieutenant governor of the Punjab and it replaced Gogera as the capital of the recently created Montgomery district.[11] Two years later in 1867, it was constituted a municipality.[12]

In 1914 construction began of the Lower Bari Doab Canal which now irrigates both the city and the wider region.[12]

During the Partition of India in 1947 the city, being part of Montgomery district, was allocated to Pakistan by the Punjab Boundary Commission. This was on the basis of being a Muslim-majority area, despite claims from the Indian National Congress and Sikh groups on the basis of greater property ownership and revenues paid to the state.[13]

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Climate

The climate of Sahiwal district is hot semi arid, reaching 47 °C in summer, and down to 5 °C in winter. The soil of the district is very fertile. The average rainfall is about 685 mm, peaking during the summer monsoon season. [14]

Demography

Population

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According to the 2023 census, Sahiwal city had a population of 574,240.[16]

Education

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Sahiwal Medical College

Notable educational institutes of the city include:

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Twin city

Sahiwal is twinned with the town of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Approximately eight per cent of Rochdale's population is of Asian origin, most of whom have links with Pakistan. The twinning arrangement was agreed between Rochdale and Sahiwal in 1998.[19][20]

Hospitals and Basic Health units

There are 35 basic health units in Sahiwal sub-division. Some public and private hospitals are:

  • Sahiwal teaching hospital
  • Government Haji Abdul Qayyum DHQ Hospital
  • Sahiwal international hospital
  • Christian hospital Sahiwal
  • Al-khidmat hospital [21]

Notable people

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