Chishtian

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Chishtian
چشتیاں
Chishtian Shareef
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Chishtian
Location in Pakistan
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Chishtian
Chishtian (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 29°48′N72°50′E / 29.800°N 72.833°E / 29.800; 72.833
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg   Punjab
District Bahawalnagar
Tehsil Chishtian
Government
[1]
  TypeMunicipal Committee
  ChairmanNone (Vacant) [2]
  Vice ChairmanNone (Vacant) [2]
Elevation
511 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2017) [3]
  City
149,939
  Rank 59th, Pakistan
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST)+6
Area code 62350 (ZIP), 063 (Landline)
Website MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN

Chishtian (Punjabi, Urdu : چشتیاں) is a city in Bahawalnagar district in Punjab Province, Pakistan. For administrative purposes, it is a part of the similarly named Chishtian Tehsil. It is the 59th largest city of Pakistan by population.

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Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
195110,270    
196126,041+9.75%
197238,496+3.62%
198161,959+5.43%
1998102,287+2.99%
2017149,939+2.03%
2023192,403+4.24%
Sources: [4]

According to 2023 census, Chishtian had a population of 192,403.

Education

Healthcare

A branch of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is based in Chishtian. [6]

Events

The city experienced armed sectarian violence in 2013 between Sunni and Shia Muslims. The local authorities called in the Pakistan Army to bring order to the situation, which may have been a reaction to similar violence in Rawalpindi on the preceding day. [7]

Climate

Chishtian is considered to have a Hot Desert climate (BWh) according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The mean yearly temperature recorded in Chishtian is 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) and precipitation is virtually non-existent throughout the year, amounting to about 264 millimetres (10.4 inches) per year. [8]

References

  1. "MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE CHISHTIAN". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (BAHAWALNAGAR DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Chishtian".
  6. "Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre". Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. "Army called in to quell clashes in Multan, Chishtian". Dawn. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. "Chishtian Climate". Climate Data. Retrieved 27 September 2023.