Naya Lahore

Nawan Lahore
نیا لاہور‬
Chak # 338 JB
Village
Naya Lahore, main chowk
Nawan Lahore
نیا لاہور‬
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°19′0″N 72°43′59″E / 31.31667°N 72.73306°E / 31.31667; 72.73306Coordinates: 31°19′0″N 72°43′59″E / 31.31667°N 72.73306°E / 31.31667; 72.73306
Country  Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Toba Tek Singh
Tehsil Gojra[1]
Government
 • Type Professionals
 • Software Engineer Adnan Habib Mirza
Area
 • Total 21 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Elevation 172 m (564 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total around 30,500 [2]
Dialling code 46[3]
Also known as Chak 338 JB

Naya Lahore (also Nawan Lahore, Urdu: نواں لاہور‬‎) is a town located in the Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Painsra, [4] midway between the major cities of Jhang,[1] to the west, and Faisalabad, 40 kilometres (25 miles) to the east. The capital city of Punjab, Lahore, is 212 km (132 mi) by road to the east.[4]

During the 20th century, the town developed as a midway stopping point along the Lyallpur-Jhang trade route.[1] As of 2015, its population is roughly about 19500, making it the largest town in Gojra Tehsil.[2] Naya Lahore town has a Union Council Number 2 of Gojra Tehsil and has 4 wards. Mian Shamshad-ul-Haq is the Chairman of this Union Council.More than 35 Villages linked to this town. Naya Lahore is the center for all the related villages for education and trade. It has many Govt. and private Schools/Colleges. This town is declared as Sub-Tehsil of Gojra (which is the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh ultimately) by the Govt. of Punjab. Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner office is going to be built in Nia lahore. A Girls Degree College is also planned to build.But all the new constructions are planned to be build outside of town as Govt owns his property outside of town which is 3 to 5 kilometers away from the main area of sub-tehsil. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3
  2. 1 2 Lahore Development Authority, Terms of Reference for developing an Integrated Strategic Development Plan for Lahore Region 2035
  3. ↑ "National Dialing Codes". Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Google (7 November 2013). "Naya Lahore" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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