Lahore Cantonment

Lahore Cantonment

لاہور چھاؤنی‬
Cantonment
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab, Pakistan Punjab
District Lahore
Tehsil Lahore Cantt
Neighbourhoods
4
Government
 • Type Cantonment Board
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 374,872

Lahore Cantonment (Urdu: لاہور چھاؤنی‬‎) is a garrison located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Lahore City District (UC 152), it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands & Cantonments Department of the Ministry of Defence. Lahore Cantonment is regarded as an upscale neighbourhood of Lahore. As of April 2013, the average value of a 1 Kanal home is worth is ₨50 million (US$470,000).[2]

Neighbourhoods

Military

Lahore Cantonment serves as the headquarters of 4 Corps. The 10th and 11th Divisions of the Pakistan Army are also based in Lahore Cantonment.

Transportation

Attractions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: PUNJAB (LAHORE DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ↑ Houses for Sale in Cantt Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 31°31′N 74°23′E / 31.517°N 74.383°E / 31.517; 74.383

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