Taunsa is a city in Dera Ghazi Khan District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 115,704 residents, against 97,193 in 2017, a change of 19.0 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. Also written Tonsa, it lies on the bank of the Indus River in southern Punjab, is regarded as a cultural centre of the region, and is inhabited mainly by Saraiki speakers. GeoNames places the city at latitude 30.70358 and longitude 70.65054 at an elevation of about 175 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
Taunsa ( Taunsa Sharif ) 13,439 19,934 38,297 97,193 115,704
2. GeoNames: Taunsa
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 175 m SRTM3 175 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
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On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
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In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
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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
30.75 70.75 BWh
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