Rawalpindi

Summary

Rawalpindi is a city^[1]. Rawalpindi ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,083 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Geography

Country listings include Pakistan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Pakistan^[29], founded in 1947^[30] and India^[5], a country^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1947^[33]. Rawalpindi is located in Rawalpindi Tehsil^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Rawalpindi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5286'}^[34]. Rawalpindi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+508'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2098231'}^[20] and {'amount': '+1409768'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], million city^[7], and administrative territorial entity^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[36], a metropolitan area^[37], in Pakistan^[38].

Why It Matters

Rawalpindi ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,083 views/month).^[2] Rawalpindi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Rawalpindi is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area^[36], a metropolitan area^[37], in Pakistan^[38].