Bhalwal
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Bhalwal
بھلوال | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Bhalwal  Bhalwal | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′56″N 72°53′58″E / 32.26556°N 72.89944°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Sargodha |
| District | Sargodha |
| Population | |
• Total | 117,982 |
| Time zone | UTC 5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 04862 |
| Number of Union Councils | 6 Urban |
Bhalwal (Punjabi and Urdu: بھلوال), is a city and capital of Bhalwal Tehsil of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] It is the 99th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. The city of Bhalwal is the headquarters of Bhalwal Tehsil and lies in an agricultural area, close to the M-2 motorway.[3] Bhalwal is famous for Orange crops of Pakistan[4]
In 2011, Government of Punjab decided to urbanize 154 small cities and towns in Punjab, as the result of colossal migration of people from small cities to larger cities like Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, and Islamabad. The master urbanization plan included Bhalwal, due to sharp increase of migration to larger cities.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Punjab (Pakistan): Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de.
- ^ List of Tehsils and districts of Pakistan – Statpak.gov.pk Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Location of Bhalwal – Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Why citrus production is not living up to its potential". 27 December 2017.
- ^ Hasnain, Khalid (29 May 2021). "Govt decides to 'urbanise' 154 small towns, cities across Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
