Bahawalpur
city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Summary
Bahawalpur is a city[1]. Bahawalpur ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,404 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bahawalpur Tehsil[3]
- Country: Pakistan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sutlej[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], administrative territorial entity[7]
- Legislative body: Municipal Corporation of Bahawalpur[8]
- Postal code: 63100[9]
- Commons category: Bahawalpur[10]
- Located in time zone: Pakistan Standard Time[11]
- Local dialing code: 062[12]
- Inception: 1748[13]
- Official website: http://www.bahawalpur.gov.pk/history.htm[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bahawalpur[15]
- Population: 762,111[16]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Bahawalpur State[21], Bahawalpur District[22], Bahawalpur Division[23], Bahawalpur Tehsil[24]
- Category for people born here: Q114253035[25]
- Category for people who died here: Q115494349[26]
- Category of associated people: Q115494297[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 461 m[28]
- Area: 237.2 km²[29]
Why It Matters
Bahawalpur has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Bahawalpur is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]