Rahim Yar Khan
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Rahim Yar Khan رحیم یار خان |
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| District Headquarters | |
| Coordinates: 28°25′N 70°18′E / 28.42°N 70.30°ECoordinates: 28°25′N 70°18′E / 28.42°N 70.30°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Government | |
| • District Chairman (Mayor) | Sardar Azhar Leghari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 863,203 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Calling code | 068 |
| Number of towns | 4 |
| Number of Union councils | 8 |
| Website | www |
Rahim Yar Khan (Punjabi: رحیم یار خان) is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Rahim Yar Khan District and of Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union councils. According to the 1998 census, the city population was 233,537 with an annual growth rate of 3.50%. In 2009, it was around 900,000. The area of Rahim Yar Khan City is about 89 km². Rahim Yar Khan is bounded on the east by Bahawalpur district, on the south by Jasilmir (India) and Ghotki district of Sindh province and on the west by Rajanpur district.
Although the city is far away from the cities of Karachi and Lahore but it is connected to the rest of Pakistan by air, railway and modern road network. The city is accessible through National Highway N-5. The city is home to an international airport; Sheikh Zayed International Airport. The airport is undergoing a feasibility study for renovation and expansion. These are 8637 shops {department stores, Hotels,etc.}
The Rahim Yar Khan Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in 2007. The main source of income for the people of this city is agriculture and more than 65% of the population is linked to it. The city produces wheat, cotton, corn, sugar cane and many other crops. It also produces large variety of vegetables and fruits, especially mangoes. Mangoes of this area are exported to far off places in the world as Germany, France, Poland, UK, USA, Canada, Turkey and many other countries. The city also produces large amounts of citrus fruits.
Besides agriculture, the city also specialises in many industries particularly sugar and fertilizers. The city has many industries like sugar, banaspati ghee, cosmetics, cotton, beverages, marble, bricks, motorcycles, agricultural equipment, flour, oil, alcohol and fertilizers. There are separate industrial zones dedicated to particular types of industry, far from populated areas. Cotton industry is very common to the region. It is a growing industry. There are many factories (Unilever, Fauji Fertilizer, Fatima fertilizer, Shahbaz cooking oil, Coca Cola, J.D.W sugar mill, Etehad sugar mill, Ahmed textile, Superstar motorcycle, Haleeb Foods, etc.)
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