Sargodha

Sargodha is the sixth-largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the headquarters of both Sargodha District and Sargodha Division. It lies along the Kirana Hills in central Punjab, about 187 kilometres northwest of Lahore, with the River Jhelum on its western and northern sides and the River Chenab to the east. The British founded it in 1903 as a canal colony, first as a tehsil of Shahpur district, under the supervision of Sir Charles Montgomery Rivaz, and it became a district headquarters in 1940 and a divisional headquarters in 1960. The city stands about 190 metres above sea level and is known as the City of Eagles. The 2017 census counted 872,557 residents.