Back وزير اباد (وازيراباد تيهسيل) ARZ वज़ीराबाद AWA Вазірабад Byelorussian Wazīrābād CEB Wazirabad German Vazirabad Esperanto Wazirabad Spanish وزیرآباد، پاکستان Persian Wazirabad French वज़ीराबाद Hindi
Wazirabad
وزیر آباد | |
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City | |
 Tomb of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
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  Wazirabad Location of Wazirabad  Wazirabad Wazirabad (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′7″N 74°6′51″E / 32.43528°N 74.11417°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Gujrat |
| District | Wazirabad |
| Tehsil | Wazirabad and Ali Pur Chattha |
| No. of Union Councils | 12 |
| Municipal status | 1867 |
| Area | |
| • City | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,206 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 128,060 (see page 79 of 98 for population of Wazirabad City per 2,017 Census of Pakistan)[1] |
| • Metro | 830,396 (Population of former Wazirabad Tehsil now called Wazirabad District in 2,023)[1] |
| Demonym | Wazirabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 52000 |
Wazirabad (Urdu/Punjabi: وزیر آباد) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District (formerly a Tehsil of Gujranwala District).
Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods.
Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala, and about 12 kilometres from Gujrat. The city of Wazirabad is the headquarters of former Wazirabad Tehsil (now called Wazirabad District in 2023), an administrative subdivision of the district, the city itself is subdivided into 12 Union Councils.[3]
- ^ a b "Gujranwala District - Population Detail Blockwise (Wazirabad City and Tehsil used to be part of Gujranwala District per the Census of Pakistan in 2017)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Gujranwala". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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