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Punjab,Pakistan

Punjab
پنجاب
Province
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore..JPG
Noor Mahal.JPG Shah Rukhn-i-Alam Multan.jpg
Clock Tower Faisalabad by Usman Nadeem.jpg
Flag of Punjab
Flag
Official seal of Punjab
Seal
Location of Punjab in Pakistan
Location of Punjab in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°N 72°E / 31°N 72°E / 31; 72Coordinates: 31°N 72°E / 31°N 72°E / 31; 72
Country Pakistan Pakistan
Established 1 July 1970
Capital Lahore Emblem.png Lahore
Largest city Lahore Emblem.png Lahore
Government
 • Type Self-governing Province subject to the Federal Government
 • Governor Rafique Rajwana
 • Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif
 • Legislature Provincial Assembly
 • High Court Lahore High Court
Area
 • Total 205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 110,012,442
Time zone PKT (UTC+5)
ISO 3166 code PK-PB
Main Language(s)
Other languages: Pashto, Balochi, Sindhi; Saraiki
Notable sports teams Lahore Qalandars
Multan Sultan
Lahore Lions
Rawalpindi Rams
Sialkot Stallions
Bahawalpur Stags
Multan Tigers
Faisalabad Wolves
Seats in National Assembly 183
Seats in Provincial Assembly 371
Districts 36
Tehsils 127
Union Councils 7602
Website www.punjab.gov.pk

Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi: پنجاب, panj-āb, "five waters": About this sound listen ) is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and its most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017. It is bordered by the Pakistan provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the enclave of Islamabad, and Azad Kashmir. It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. The provincial capital of Punjab is the city Lahore, a cultural, historical, economic and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan where the country's cinema industry, and much of its fashion industry, are based.


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