Khanewal
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Khanewal خانیوال |
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| Khanewal | |
 Khanewal
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| Coordinates: 30°18′N 71°56′E / 30.300°N 71.933°ECoordinates: 30°18′N 71°56′E / 30.300°N 71.933°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Khanewal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,288.170471 km2 (1,655.671875 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 2,376,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 58150 |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union councils | 6 |
Khanewal (Urdu: خانیوال), (Punjabi: خانیوال) is a city and the capital of Khanewal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the host city to the second largest railway station in Pakistan. Khanewal is located at 30°18'0N 71°55'0E with an altitude of 128 metres. It is surrounded by five districts, Multan, Jhang, Sahiwal, Vehari, Toba Tek Singh.Khanewal distric comprises fertile land for the growth of wheat, sugar-cane, cotton.
Historically Khanewal is an old city having its earliest foundations laid by the British Empire owing to its importance as a railway junction. The city was a junction of the Wazirabad-Khanewal railway line and provided a connection to the city of Karachi via Lahore.
As per national census of 1998, Punjabi is the main language of Khanewal district. Urdu, the national language, is spoken widely.
Educational Institutes in Khanewal include
Besides textile mills, sugar mills, vegetable oil mills, milk processing unit, etc. A number of engineering goods industries are manufacturing a variety of agricultural implements. In view of existing engineering base, there exist good prospects for Foundry, Die-Casting, Wrenches/Spanners/Hand Tools, Cast Iron Pipes, Welding Electrodes, Aluminum utensils, Water-Pumps, etc. manufacturing units. A paper-Cone Manufacturing Unit and Tins-Making Unit may also be established to meet the requirements of textile mills and vegetable oil manufacturing units.
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