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'''Hafizabad''' is a city and [[tehsil]] of [[Hafizabad District]] in the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. It is situated in 32° 4′ N. and 73° 41′ E.,
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hafizabad
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|حافظ آباد}}
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Chock Fawara.jpg
| image_caption = Night view of Fawara Chowk, Hafizabad
| pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| coordinates = {{coord|32|04|17|N|73|41|16|E|type:city_region:PK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Pakistan|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gujrat Division|Gujrat]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Hafizabad District|Hafizabad]]
| parts_type = [[Union councils of Pakistan|Union councils]]
| parts = 25
| government_type = Municipal Committee
| leader_title = Administrator
| leader_name = Umer Farooq<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Our Administrator / Chairman - Hafizabad |url=https://mchafizabad.lgpunjab.org.pk/our-administrator-chairman/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 38.5
| elevation_m = 208
| population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/punjab/hafizabad/7100102__hafizabad Citypopulation.de] Population of Hafizabad Municipal Council</ref>
| population_total = 318621
| population_as_of = [[2023 Pakistani census|2023]] census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = [[List of largest cities in Pakistan|31st, Pakistan]]
| timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset = +5
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Pakistan|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 52110
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_info1 = [[Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| area_code_type = [[List of dialing codes of Pakistan|Calling code]]
| area_code = 0547
| website = {{URL|https://mchafizabad.lgpunjab.org.pk|Municipal Committee Hafizabad}}
}}'''Hafizabad''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] / {{Langx|ur|{{unq|حافظ آباد}}}}; {{IPA-pa|ˈɦäːfᵊ zäbäːd̪}}; {{IPA-ur|ˈɦɑːfɪzɑbɑːd̪}}) is a city and capital of [[Hafizabad District]] located in [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hafizabad &#124; Punjab Portal |url=https://www.punjab.gov.pk/hafizabad |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024091903/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/hafizabad |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hafizabad is an old settlement. In 327 BC, during [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]]'s invasion of Punjab, the territory of the [[Sandal Bar]] was reported to be a well populated area. Large cities were located in this territory, and a lot of sub states were organized under the presidency of [[maharaja]]s and [[raja]]s. It is located to the east of [[Chenab River]].


==History==
== History ==
In 327 BC, the area around Hafizabad was reportedly well-populated during Alexander's invasion of [[Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hafizabad: History |url=http://punjab.gov.pk/hafizabad_history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705115808/http://punjab.gov.pk/hafizabad_history |archive-date=5 July 2014 |access-date=5 March 2014 |publisher=Government of the Punjab}}</ref> During the [[Delhi Sultanate]] period, majority of the local population were converted to [[Islam]]. A large city was situated at the site of the present village of Mehdiabad, northwest of present day Hafizabad. Later it became unpopulated due to shortage of water and [[Pashtun people|Afghan]] incursions. The region remained uninhabited until the reign of [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]], when it became the site of a [[Mahal (palace)|Mahal]] as documented in ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]''.<ref name="IGI">{{Cite web |title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 13, page 5 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_011.gif |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref>
Hafizabad was formerly a place of some importance, and is mentioned in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] as head-quarters of a mahal. Hafiz, the founder, was a favourite of emperor Akbar<ref name="IGI">[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_011.gif Hafizabad Town - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 13, p. 5]</ref>.


After the [[Partition of India]] in 1947, the minority [[Hindu|Hindus]] and [[Sikh|Sikhs]] migrated to [[India]] while [[Muslim]] refugees from [[India]] settled in Hafizabad. Most of the refugees have since settled and inter-married with the local population.{{fact|date=April 2023}}


== Geography ==
Hafizabad is located 48 kilometres west of [[Gujranwala]], and 60 kilometres southwest of [[Wazirabad]]. It hosts the eighth railway station on the Wazirabad-Faisalabad Railway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} Hafizabad |url=https://hafizabad.punjab.gov.pk/our-history |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=hafizabad.punjab.gov.pk}}</ref> Its average elevation is 208 metres above the sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hafizabad topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-l3d2b3/Hafizabad/?center=32.0721,73.68668 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Topographic maps |language=en}}</ref>


==Administration==
== Climate ==
Hafizabad has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''). The monsoon season is from July to September. It sees the most precipitation in July, with an average rainfall of {{convert|138.1|mm|in|2|disp=or}}; and the least precipitation in November, with an average rainfall of {{convert|5.5|mm|in|2|disp=or}}.{{Weather box
Hafizabad as well as being district headquarters is also tehsil headquarters, the [[tehsil]] of Hafizabad is composed of 25 [[Union Councils of Pakistan|Union Councils]], seven of which form the city of Hafizabad<ref>[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=11&dn=Hafizabad Tehsils & Unions in the District of Hafizabad - Government of Pakistan]</ref>.
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| Jan high C = 19
| Feb high C = 22
| Mar high C = 27
| Apr high C = 33
| May high C = 39
| Jun high C = 40
| Jul high C = 36
| Aug high C = 35
| Sep high C = 34
| Oct high C = 31
| Nov high C = 26
| Dec high C = 21
| Jan mean C = 12
| Feb mean C = 15
| Mar mean C = 20
| Apr mean C = 27
| May mean C = 32
| Jun mean C = 34
| Jul mean C = 32
| Aug mean C = 31
| Sep mean C = 29
| Oct mean C = 25
| Nov mean C = 18
| Dec mean C = 13
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 6
| Feb low C = 9
| Mar low C = 14
| Apr low C = 20
| May low C = 25
| Jun low C = 27
| Jul low C = 28
| Aug low C = 27
| Sep low C = 24
| Oct low C = 18
| Nov low C = 11
| Dec low C = 7
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| Jan rain mm = 18.1
| Feb rain mm = 30.5
| Mar rain mm = 32.8
| Apr rain mm = 25.5
| May rain mm = 17.0
| Jun rain mm = 46.2
| Jul rain mm = 138.1
| Aug rain mm = 121.0
| Sep rain mm = 51.7
| Oct rain mm = 11.6
| Nov rain mm = 5.5
| Dec rain mm = 11.6
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Jan rain days = 3.1
| Feb rain days = 3.6
| Mar rain days = 4.7
| Apr rain days = 4.0
| May rain days = 3.7
| Jun rain days = 7.2
| Jul rain days = 14.5
| Aug rain days = 13.6
| Sep rain days = 6.7
| Oct rain days = 2.4
| Nov rain days = 0.9
| Dec rain days = 2.0
| year rain days =
| Jan light = 10.3
| Feb light = 11.1
| Mar light = 12.0
| Apr light = 13.0
| May light = 13.8
| Jun light = 14.2
| Jul light = 14.0
| Aug light = 13.3
| Sep light = 12.3
| Oct light = 11.4
| Nov light = 10.5
| Dec light = 10.1
| year light =
| source = Weatherspark.com<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hāfizābād, Pakistan |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/107751/Average-Weather-in-H%C4%81fiz%C4%81b%C4%81d-Pakistan-Year-Round |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=weatherspark.com}}</ref>
}}


==Industry==
== References ==
<references />
Hafizabad/Jalalpur Bhattian is famous for its high quality rice. About 10% of the country's rice exports are from Hafizabad.
{{Authority control}}
Cotton weaving is also big industry of Hafizabad.
[[Category:Hafizabad District]]

[[Category:Populated places in Hafizabad District]]
==Infrastructure==
[[Category:Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)]]
Today it has all kinds of facilities,which make it a worth watching place, some of these including schools, colleges, mosques, as well as shopping centres and parks,and also sweets shop and bakery shop.The recreation places are also present like Head Sagar.There is also a Food Street at Vanike Chowk .

==Technology==
Hafizabad is equipped with Latest Technology.It has 80 Channels Cable System with Optical Fibre Cable wiring. And it has High Speed Internet Cable System and Also WiFi Hotspot is present in some areas.It Has 2 Digital Photo Colour Lab i.e. Lokasher Digital Colour Lab and Photo Zone Colour Lab which are very Popular for their Services.

==Tribes==
The main families settled here are Awan, Kharl, Tarar, Hunjra, Chathas, Cheemas, Virk,Rana Rajput, Bhatti, Arian, Khokhar, Malik, Chaddhar, Mohal, Mughal and Syeds.

==Personalities==
Political personalities include ex-MNA Mehdi Hassan Bhatti, ex-MNA Ch Afzal Hussain Tarar father of present MNA Saira Afzal Tarar, now MNA Liaqat Abbass Bhatti, MPA's Malik Fiaz Awan, Laila Muqaddas, Mian Shahid Bhatti and Asad Ullah Araaeen.

Famous personalities include DBA President PM Safder Kharl,Shahid Iqbal Rana ex-joint secretary, ex-President's DBA Arshad Mehend, Rai Asif Nawaz among advocates. Dr. Kamran, Dr. Nusrat Abbass, Dr. Muzaffar ex-MPA,dr. muhammad ali sheikh, dr.asim iftikhar, dr. ijaz ul hassan chaudary, Dr. Zameer ul Hassan among doctors.

Latest revision as of 12:00, 19 November 2024

Hafizabad
حافظ آباد
City
Night view of Fawara Chowk, Hafizabad
Night view of Fawara Chowk, Hafizabad
Hafizabad is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Hafizabad
Hafizabad
Location in Punjab, Pakistan
Hafizabad is located in Pakistan
Hafizabad
Hafizabad
Hafizabad (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 32°04′17″N 73°41′16″E / 32.07139°N 73.68778°E / 32.07139; 73.68778
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionGujrat
DistrictHafizabad
Union councils25
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Committee
 • AdministratorUmer Farooq[1]
Area
 • Total
38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (2023 census)[2]
 • Total
318,621
 • Rank31st, Pakistan
 • Density8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialUrdu, Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
52110
Calling code0547
WebsiteMunicipal Committee Hafizabad

Hafizabad (Punjabi / Urdu: حافظ آباد; Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈɦäːfᵊ zäbäːd̪]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈɦɑːfɪzɑbɑːd̪]) is a city and capital of Hafizabad District located in Punjab, Pakistan.[3] Hafizabad is an old settlement. In 327 BC, during Alexander's invasion of Punjab, the territory of the Sandal Bar was reported to be a well populated area. Large cities were located in this territory, and a lot of sub states were organized under the presidency of maharajas and rajas. It is located to the east of Chenab River.

History

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In 327 BC, the area around Hafizabad was reportedly well-populated during Alexander's invasion of Punjab.[4] During the Delhi Sultanate period, majority of the local population were converted to Islam. A large city was situated at the site of the present village of Mehdiabad, northwest of present day Hafizabad. Later it became unpopulated due to shortage of water and Afghan incursions. The region remained uninhabited until the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar, when it became the site of a Mahal as documented in Ain-i-Akbari.[5]

After the Partition of India in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while Muslim refugees from India settled in Hafizabad. Most of the refugees have since settled and inter-married with the local population.[citation needed]

Geography

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Hafizabad is located 48 kilometres west of Gujranwala, and 60 kilometres southwest of Wazirabad. It hosts the eighth railway station on the Wazirabad-Faisalabad Railway.[6] Its average elevation is 208 metres above the sea level.[7]

Climate

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Hafizabad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The monsoon season is from July to September. It sees the most precipitation in July, with an average rainfall of 138.1 millimetres or 5.44 inches; and the least precipitation in November, with an average rainfall of 5.5 millimetres or 0.22 inches.

Climate data for Hafizabad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		22
(72) 		27
(81) 		33
(91) 		39
(102) 		40
(104) 		36
(97) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		31
(88) 		26
(79) 		21
(70) 		30
(87)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12
(54) 		15
(59) 		20
(68) 		27
(81) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		29
(84) 		25
(77) 		18
(64) 		13
(55) 		24
(75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6
(43) 		9
(48) 		14
(57) 		20
(68) 		25
(77) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		24
(75) 		18
(64) 		11
(52) 		7
(45) 		18
(64)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 18.1
(0.71) 		30.5
(1.20) 		32.8
(1.29) 		25.5
(1.00) 		17.0
(0.67) 		46.2
(1.82) 		138.1
(5.44) 		121.0
(4.76) 		51.7
(2.04) 		11.6
(0.46) 		5.5
(0.22) 		11.6
(0.46) 		509.6
(20.07)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 3.1 3.6 4.7 4.0 3.7 7.2 14.5 13.6 6.7 2.4 0.9 2.0 66.4
Mean daily daylight hours 10.3 11.1 12.0 13.0 13.8 14.2 14.0 13.3 12.3 11.4 10.5 10.1 12.2
Source: Weatherspark.com[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Administrator / Chairman - Hafizabad". 2 August 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Hafizabad Municipal Council
  3. ^ "Hafizabad | Punjab Portal". Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Hafizabad: History". Government of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 13, page 5 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu.
  6. ^ "Our History | Hafizabad". hafizabad.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Hafizabad topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hāfizābād, Pakistan". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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