Chakwal is a city in Chakwal District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 218,356 residents, against 138,214 in 2017, a change of 58.0 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. It is the capital of Chakwal District, about 90 kilometres south-west of Islamabad and 270 kilometres from Lahore, and is reached through both the Islamabad and Lahore international airports. GeoNames places the city at latitude 32.93286 and longitude 72.85394 at an elevation of about 523 metres, in the Asia/Karachi time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time, five hours ahead of UTC.
Facts
Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Population table, 2023 censusQuote, Population table, 2023 census
Chakwāl 29,143 43,670 80,508 138,214 218,356
2. GeoNames: Chakwal
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 523 m SRTM3 523 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Chakwal District 7418964 › Chakwal 7418964
On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Chakwal District 7418964 › Chakwal 7418964
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Chakwal District 7418964 › Chakwal 7418964
View the Source3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)ASCII data, grid cellQuote, ASCII data, grid cell
32.75 72.75 BSh
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