Punjab

Summary

Punjab is a province of Pakistan^[1]. Punjab draws 5,036 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_pakistan category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Punjab is located in Pakistan^[3].
• Punjab is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Punjab's head of government is recorded as Sardar Salim Haider Khan^[5].
• Punjab's instance of is recorded as province of Pakistan^[6].
• Punjab's capital is recorded as Lahore^[7].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[8].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as Sindh^[9].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as Balochistan^[10].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as Islamabad Capital Territory^[11].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as India^[12].
• Punjab's shares border with is recorded as Punjab^[13].
• Punjab's basic form of government is recorded as federated state^[14].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sahiwal Division^[15].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lahore Division^[16].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rawalpindi Division^[17].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Faisalabad Division^[18].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Multan Division^[19].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bahawalpur Division^[20].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dera Ghazi Khan Division^[21].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gujranwala Division^[22].
• Punjab's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sargodha Division^[23].
• Punjab's legislative body is recorded as Provincial Assembly of Punjab Province^[24].
• Punjab's executive body is recorded as Provincial Cabinet of Punjab^[25].
• Punjab's highest judicial authority is recorded as Lahore High Court^[26].
• Punjab is part of Punjab^[27].

Body

Geography

Punjab is in the country of Pakistan^[4]. Punjab is located in Pakistan^[3]. Punjab is part of Punjab^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Punjab covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+205344'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+101391000'}^[29] and {'amount': '+127688922'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Punjab's instance of is recorded as province of Pakistan^[6].

History and Context

July 1, 1970 marks the founding of Punjab^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Punjab include Pakistan^[32], a sovereign state^[33], in Pakistan^[34], founded in 1947^[35].

Why It Matters

Punjab draws 5,036 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_pakistan category, ranking #2 of 4).^[2] Punjab has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Punjab is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Punjab include Pakistan^[32], a sovereign state^[33], in Pakistan^[34], founded in 1947^[35].