Kot Addu

Kot Addu is the capital city of the newly created Kot Addu District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, just east of the Indus River and about 68 km from Multan and 20 km from the Taunsa Barrage. The city is divided into five union councils and is the 83rd most populous city in Pakistan; the 2023 census counted 142,161 people. It sits on a flat alluvial plain at an average elevation of 133 meters, with citrus and mango farms watered by canals from the Indus, and it has an arid climate with very hot summers and mild winters. The Indus and its public gardens draw tourists, and the city is served by Kot Addu Junction railway station.