Taxila is a city in Rawalpindi District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The 2023 census counted 136,900 residents, against 122,013 in 2017, a change of 12.2 percent, according to the figures gathered by City Population. Historically known as Takshashila, it is a World Heritage Site in Rawalpindi District, said to have been founded around 1000 BC and counted among the oldest cities in Asia. GeoNames places the city at latitude 33.7373 and longitude 72.80064 at an elevation of about 513 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
Taxila ( incl. Taxila Cantonment ) ... 38,374 71,882 122,013 136,900
2. GeoNames: Taxila
Elevation, band from metres
Elevation ca. 513 m SRTM3 513 m
Timezone
Timezone Asia/Karachi
Part Of: Pakistan, Hierarchy: Home, Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Rawalpindi District 1166991 › Taxila 1166991
On Continent: Asia, Hierarchy: continent
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Rawalpindi District 1166991 › Taxila 1166991
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Hierarchy: Asia, Pakistan
Home › Asia › Pakistan PK › Punjab 04 › Rawalpindi District 1166991 › Taxila 1166991
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
33.75 72.75 Cwa
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