Gujar Khan

Gujar Khan or Gujarkhan (Pothwari/Urdu: گوجرخان) is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujar Khan Tehsil, one of the seven tehsils or subdivisions of Rawalpindi District. It is about 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the northwest of Lahore capital of Punjab. It is located in the historic Pothohar Plateau and the local language spoken here is Pothwari.

Administration

Administrative subdivisions of Rawalpindi District.

Gujar Khan, as well as being tehsil capital, is divided into 3 Union Councils:

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had 57,099 people.

Languages

Pothowari is the main language of Gujar Khan, other languages are Urdu and Punjabi.

Twin cities

Gujar Khan has four twin cities, these are:

United Kingdom Redditch, UK
Saudi Arabia Taif, Saudi Arabia
Germany Munich, Germany
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. "List of Administrative Units of Pakistan (Tehsil/Taluka)". Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  2. ↑ "Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi". Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. ↑ "1998 Census details - Official website of Rawalpindi District". Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.