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Chishtian

Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833
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Chishtian
چشتیاں‬
Chishtian Shareef
City
Municipal Committee Chishtian
Chishtian is located in Punjab, Pakistan
Chishtian
Chishtian
Location in Pakistan
Chishtian is located in Pakistan
Chishtian
Chishtian
Chishtian (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DistrictBahawalnagar
TehsilChishtian
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Committee
 • ChairmanNone (Vacant)[1]
 • Vice ChairmanNone (Vacant)[1]
Elevation
511 ft (155 m)
Population
 • City149,939
 • Rank59th, Pakistan
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)+6
Area code(s)62350 (ZIP), 063(Landline)
WebsiteMUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN

Chishtian (Punjabi, Urdu: چشتیاں) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population.

Education

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Healthcare

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A branch of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is based in Chishtian.[5]

Religion

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The city experienced armed sectarian violence in 2013 between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The local authorities called in the Pakistan Army to bring order to the situation, which may have been a reaction to similar violence in Rawalpindi on the preceding day.[6]

Climate

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Chishtian is considered to have a Hot Desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The mean yearly temperature recorded in Chishtian is 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) and precipitation is virtually non-existent throughout the year, amounting to about 264 millimetres (10.4 inches) per year.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (BAHAWALNAGAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ https://pgc.edu/campus/chishtian [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Army called in to quell clashes in Multan, Chishtian". Dawn. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Chishtian Climate". Climate Data. Retrieved 27 September 2023.