Rawalpindi

Summary

Rawalpindi is a city^[1]. Rawalpindi ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,541 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rawalpindi is located in Rawalpindi District^[3].
• Rawalpindi is located in Rawalpindi Tehsil^[4].
• Rawalpindi is in the country of Pakistan^[5].
• Rawalpindi is in the country of India^[6].
• Rawalpindi's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Rawalpindi's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[8].
• Rawalpindi's official language is recorded as English^[9].
• Rawalpindi's official language is recorded as Urdu^[10].
• Rawalpindi's legislative body is recorded as Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation^[11].
• Rawalpindi's postal code is recorded as 46000^[12].
• Rawalpindi's Commons category is recorded as Rawalpindi^[13].
• Rawalpindi's local dialing code is recorded as 051^[14].
• Rawalpindi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.6007, 'lon': 73.0679}^[15].
• Rawalpindi's official website is recorded as http://www.rawalpindi.gov.pk/^[16].
• Rawalpindi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rawalpindi^[17].
• Rawalpindi's Commons gallery is recorded as Rawalpindi^[18].
• Rawalpindi has a population of {'amount': '+2098231'}^[19].
• Rawalpindi has a population of {'amount': '+1409768'}^[20].
• Rawalpindi's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Rawalpindi^[21].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Rawalpindi's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Pakistan^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Pakistan^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and India^[6], a country^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Located in include Rawalpindi District^[3], a district of Pakistan^[34], in Pakistan^[35] and Rawalpindi Tehsil^[4], a tehsil of Pakistan^[36], in Pakistan^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Rawalpindi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5286'}^[38]. Rawalpindi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+508'}^[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2098231'}^[19] and {'amount': '+1409768'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and administrative territorial entity^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[40], a metropolitan area^[41], in Pakistan^[42].

Why It Matters

Rawalpindi ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,541 views/month).^[2] Rawalpindi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Rawalpindi is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[40], a metropolitan area^[41], in Pakistan^[42].