Rahim Yar Khan
| Rahim Yar Khan رحیم یار خان | |
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| District Headquarters | |
  Rahim Yar Khan Location of Rahim Yar Khan  Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 28°25′12″N 70°18′0″E / 28.42000°N 70.30000°ECoordinates: 28°25′12″N 70°18′0″E / 28.42000°N 70.30000°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sorac Aman Rana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 420,419[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 068 |
| Number of towns | 4 |
| Number of Union councils | 139 |
Rahim Yar Khan ( رحیم یار خان) is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]
It is the capital of Rahim Yar Khan District and of Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union councils. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave this city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince Rahim Yar Khan.[3][4].
References
- ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-100T.html
- ↑ Rahim Yar Khan's Shaikh Zayed International Airport on worldatlas.com website Retrieved 11 March 2018
- ↑ Profile of the city of Rahim Yar Khan on world66.com website Retrieved 11 March 2018
- ↑ Rahim Yar Khan to become municipal corporation Samaa TV News website, Published 13 December 2017, Retrieved 11 March 2018
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