Chishtian
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Chishtian
چشتیاں Chishtian Shareef | |
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 Municipal Committee logo | |
  Chishtian Location in Pakistan  Chishtian Chishtian (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′N 72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Bahawalnagar |
| Tehsil | Chishtian |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • Chairman | None (Vacant) |
| • Vice Chairman | None (Vacant) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 192,403 |
| • Rank | 55th in Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 |
| Area code | 62350 (ZIP), 063 (Landline) |
| Website | MUNICIPAL 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 55th largest city of Pakistan by population.
Demographics
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According to 2023 census, Chishtian had a population of 192,403.
Languages
- Punjabi (92.0%)
- Urdu (6.00%)
- Others (2.00%)
Education
Events
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.
Climate
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.
References
- ↑ "MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Chishtian, Punjab, Pakistan – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Population Census 2023, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". census23.pbos.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Chishtian".
- ↑ "Army called in to quell clashes in Multan, Chishtian". Dawn. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Chishtian Climate". Climate Data. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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