Okara is a city in Okara District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 533,693 residents, against 358,146 in 2017, a change of 49.0 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. It is the capital of Okara District in Punjab, lying south-west of Lahore near the Ravi River, and its name comes from the okaan, a local tree that once grew there in large numbers. GeoNames places the city at latitude 30.81029 and longitude 73.45155 at an elevation of about 181 metres, in the Asia/Karachi time zone, which is Pakistan Standard Time, five hours ahead of UTC.
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1. citypopulation.de: Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities
Population table, 2023 censusQuote, Population table, 2023 census
Okāra 84,334 127,455 201,815 358,146 533,693
2. GeoNames: Okara
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 181 m SRTM3 181 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Okara District 7418888 › Okara 7418888
On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Okara District 7418888 › Okara 7418888
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Okara District 7418888 › Okara 7418888
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 73.25 BWh
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