Kāmoke

Kamoke

کامونکی‬
Kāmoke, Kamoki
Tehsil
Municipal Committee Kamoke
Municipal Committee logo
Nickname(s): The City of Rice & The City of Mosques
Kamoke
Location in Pakistan
Kamoke
Kamoke (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 31°58′25″N 74°13′22″E / 31.97361°N 74.22278°E / 31.97361; 74.22278Coordinates: 31°58′25″N 74°13′22″E / 31.97361°N 74.22278°E / 31.97361; 74.22278
Country Pakistan
Region Punjab
District Gujranwala District
Tehsil Kamoke Tehsil
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal Committee
 • Chairman Rana Sajjad Ahmed Khan
 • Vice Chairman Muhammad Younas
 • Chief Officer Muhammad Aslam Ghuman
Elevation 201 m (659 ft)
Population
 • Total 167,300
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)
Area code(s) 055
Website MC Kamoke

Kāmoke (Urdu: كاموكى‬‎), is a town of Gujranwala District located in Punjab, Pakistan, it has a population of 167,300.[2] The city is the capital of Kamoke Tehsil which is an administrative subdivision of the district, the city is itself subdivided into 8 Union Councils.[3] The city is located on the Grand Trunk Road 21 km from Gujranwala and 44 km from Lahore.

Kamoke city was settled in Mughal era of Akbar, The Great.Since that time the city is continuously growing in population.It was announced as tehsil Headquarters in the duration of MPA Ch.Abdul-Wakeel khan in 1992.


Administration

Kamonki is administered by Town Municipal Administration under City District Government Gujranwala. It has Tehsil Civil Courts, its own circle of police, and a tehsil headquarters hospital.

Education

In the realm of education, though there is dearth of university despite the fact of large population, however different public and private institution are vying to meet the demand. Kamoke has many educational institutes like:

  • Govt. post graduate college for girls
  • Govt. degree college for Boys
  • Govt. Commerce Instt.
  • Govt. Vocational training instt. for girls
  • Punjab Group of colleges
  • The Educators
  • United College
  • Webster college
  • AL-Feroze Institute Of Modern Sciences
  • The Sheraz Pilot School serving since 1973
  • The New Science Foundation High School (NSFHS)(pre school to Matric)
  • The Foster School System (pre-School to 8th class)
  • The Muslim Model Girls High School (Nursery to Matric)
  • Govt High School No:2
  • Govt. High School No:1

Entertainment

A Cinema by the name of "New Gulistan" is operational though at one point in the past Kamonki had six. A Municipal Stadium, Ladies and Children Park are situated in the city.

Communication

Kamoke is situated at the Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road, about 49 Kilometer in the North from Lahore. It is almost at equal distances from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and Sialkot International Airport . Air passenger can choose anyone from these both airports. Kamoki is also located at the main Lahore Rawalpindi Railway Line. G.T. Road is the 1st and the best option to get there. At the telecommunication side, it is connected to the whole world via Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) and other five cellular networks i.e. Mobilink, Telenor, Zong, Ufone and Warid for the voice as well as data transmission. All telecommunication is 4G enabled nowadays.

Trade and Industry

Kamoke is famous for its supreme quality rice which are grown in its surrounding areas. Kamoke is also the largest rice market in the Sub-continent where almost all delicious and aromatic kinds of rice, which include, Basmati, Super Basmati, Karnal etc. are grown, processed and exported to the whole world. Native as well as foreign businessmen in the rice industry are earning good profits out of this business. The Master tiles Industry is very big Industry of kamoki. Which are giving living hood for many families of this city. Kamoki is also famous for its "BARFI" which is a milk product obtained by boiling milk on at a moderate flame for longer periods to get the milk in semi-solid form and then sugar is mixed to get the product ready for marketing. "Sheikhan di Barfi" had been very famous since long which had been eaten and even couriered to friends and loved ones overseas.

References

  1. ↑ "MC Kamoke: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ↑ Cities and urban areas in Pakistan with population over 100,000
  3. ↑ Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine.
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