Montgomery (town), British India
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Sahiwal ساہِيوال |
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| Coordinates: 30°39′40″N 73°6′30″E / 30.66111°N 73.10833°ECoordinates: 30°39′40″N 73°6′30″E / 30.66111°N 73.10833°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Sahiwal |
| Elevation | 152.4 m (500.0 ft) |
| Population (2016 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,401,000 (21.6% urban) |
| • Density | 576/km2 (1,490/sq mi) |
| 1,058,000 as per 1998 census | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 040 |
| No. of Union Councils | 52 (11 urban, 41 rural) |
Sahiwal (Punjabi and Urdu: ساہِيوال) is a city in southern Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative center of Sahiwal District, and used to be that of the former Sahiwal division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and lies between Lahore and Multan. With a population of 207,388 (1998 Pakistan Census), it is the 14th largest city in the Punjab and the 22nd largest city in Pakistan.
A small village on the Karachi-Lahore railway line during 1865 was named Montgomery after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab. Later, it was made the capital of the Montgomery District. Its name was reinstated as Sahiwal in 1967 after the Sahi clan of Kharal Rajpoots who are the native inhabitants of this area.
The city is in the densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, tobacco, legumes, potato and oilseeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured.
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