Central Punjab
Central Punjab | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Demonym | Central Punjabi |
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+05:00) |
Central Punjab is a geopolitical region in Punjab, Pakistan.[1]
Geography
Central Punjab is bounded by the southern boundary of Jhelum River down to the Sutlej, and consists of the five divisions: Lahore, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Sahiwal as well as two districts, Vehari and Sargodha. It comprises a third of land area of Punjab and 58% of its population, and produced Punjab's 45% of wheat, 69% of corn, and 83% of rice during 2019–2020.[2][3] Central Punjab and Pothohar Plateau collectively comprise "Upper Punjab".[4]
See also
- Central Punjab cricket team, a former sports team in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Commander Central Punjab, a military officer of the Pakistan Navy
- University of Central Punjab in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
References
- ^ Jamal, Nasir (May 14, 2023). "Battlefield: Central Punjab". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Ahmad, Khalil; Banerjee, Abhishek; Rashid, Wajid; Xia, Zilong; Karim, Shahid; Asif, Muhammad (2023). "Assessment of Long-Term Rainfall Variability and Trends Using Observed and Satellite Data in Central Punjab, Pakistan". Atmosphere. 14 (1): 60. doi:10.3390/atmos14010060. ISSN 2073-4433.
- ^ Harun, Nidaa; Chaudhry, Abdul Shakoor; Shaheen, Shabnum; Ullah, Kifayat; Khan, Farah (2017). "Ethnobotanical studies of fodder grass resources for ruminant animals, based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Central Punjab Pakistan". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 13 (1): 56. doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0184-5. ISSN 1746-4269. PMC 5628460. PMID 28978348.
- ^ Mushtaq, Muhammad (2016). "Managing Ethnic Diversity: The Pakistani Experience". In Romaniuk, Scott Nicholas; Marlin, Marguerite (eds.). Democracy and Civil Society in a Global Era. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-317-24681-7.
Further reading
- Wilder, Andrew (1999). The Pakistani Voter, Electoral Politics and Voting Behaviour in the Punjab. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579072-6.