Back Punjab (Pakistan) ALS البنجاب (باكستان) Arabic Pəncab (Pakistan) Azerbaijani پنجاب (پاکیستان) AZB Пенджаб (Пакістан) Byelorussian Панджаб (Пакістан) BE-X-OLD Пенджаб (Пакистан) Bulgarian पंजाब, पाकिस्तान Bihari পাঞ্জাব, পাকিস্তান Bengali/Bangla Panjab (Pakistan) Breton
Punjab
پنجاب | |
|---|---|
| Province of Punjab | |
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| Etymology: Panj (means "five") and āb (means "waters") | |
.svg) Location of Punjab within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 31°N 72°E / 31°N 72°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Established | 1 July 1970 |
| Before was | Part of West Pakistan |
| Capital and largest city | Lahore |
| Government | |
| • Type | Self-governing province subject to the federal government |
| • Body | Government of Punjab |
| • Governor | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan |
| • Chief Minister | Maryam Nawaz |
| • Chief Secretary | Zahid Akhtar Zaman |
| • Legislature | Provincial Assembly |
| • High Court | Lahore High Court |
| Area | |
| • Total | 205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population | |
| • Total | 127,688,922 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 622/km2 (1,610/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | |
| • Total (2022) | $225 billion (1st)[a] |
| • Per Capita | $2,003 (2nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total (2022) | $925 billion (1st)[a] |
| • Per Capita | $8,027 (2nd) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-PB |
| Languages | |
| Provincial sports teams | |
| HDI (2021) | 0.550 [4]medium |
| Literacy rate (2020) | 66.3%[5] |
| National Assembly seats | 183 |
| Provincial Assembly seats | 371[6] |
| Divisions | 10 |
| Districts | 41 |
| Tehsils | 148 |
| Union councils | 7602 |
| Website | punjab |
Punjab (/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/; Punjabi, Urdu: پنجاب, pronounced [pəɳˈdʒɑːb] ⓘ; abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest by population. Lahore is the capital and the largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Jallah jeem.
It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east. Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it.
The province forms the bulk of the transnational Punjab region, divided in 1947 among Pakistan and India.[7] The provincial capital is Lahore — a cultural and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan. Punjab is also the world's fifth-most populous subnational entity, and the most populous outside of China and India.
Punjab is Pakistan's most industrialized province, with the industrial sector comprising 24 percent of the province's gross domestic product.[8] It is known for its relative prosperity,[9] and has the lowest rate of poverty among all Pakistani provinces.[10][b] However, a clear divide is present between the northern and southern regions of the province;[9] with northern Punjab being more prosperous than south Punjab.[11][12] Punjab is also one of the most urbanized regions of South Asia, with approximately 40 percent of its population being concentrated in urban areas.[13]
The Punjabic peoples are native to the province, comprising over 90 percent of the total population. The culture of Punjab has been strongly influenced by Sufism, with numerous Sufi shrines spread across the province.[14] Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born in the town of Nankana Sahib, near Lahore.[15][16][17] Punjab is also the site of the Katas Raj Temples, which feature prominently in Hindu mythology.[18] Several of the World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO are located in Punjab, including the Shalimar Gardens, the Lahore Fort, the archaeological excavations at Taxila, and the Rohtas Fort, among others.[19]
- ^ "Announcement of Results of 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 (Punjab province)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (www.pbs.gov.pk). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "GDP OF KHYBER PUKHTUNKHWA'S DISTRICTS" (PDF). kpbos.gov.pk.
- ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab". Globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "KP Achieves Highest Literacy Rate Growth Among All Provinces". Propakistani. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Provincial Assembly – Punjab". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009.
- ^ "'Wrong number' couple fight India deportation". BBC News. 4 September 2023.
- ^ Government of the Punjab – Planning & Development Department (March 2015). "PUNJAB GROWTH STRATEGY 2018 Accelerating Economic Growth and Improving Social Outcomes" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
The industrial sector of Punjab employs around 23% of the province's labour force and contributes 24% to the provincial GDP
- ^ a b Farooqui, Tashkeel (20 June 2016). "Northern Punjab, urban Sindh people more prosperous than rest of country: report". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Arif, G. M. "Poverty Profile of Pakistan" (PDF). Benazir Income Support Programme. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
Among the four provinces, the highest incidence of poverty is found in Sindh (45%), followed by Balochistan (44%), Khyber Pakhtukhaw (KP) (37%) and Punjab (21%)
- ^ Arif, G. M. "Poverty Profile of Pakistan" (PDF). Benazir Income Support Programme. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
See Table 5, Page 12 "Sialkot District"
- ^ Arif, G. M. "Poverty Profile of Pakistan" (PDF). Benazir Income Support Programme. Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
See Table 5, Page 12 "Rajanpur District"
- ^ Government of the Punjab – Planning & Development Department (March 2015). "PUNJAB GROWTH STRATEGY 2018 Accelerating Economic Growth and Improving Social Outcomes" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
Punjab is among the most urbanized regions of South Asia and is experiencing a consistent and long-term demographic shift of the population to urban regions and cities, with around 40% of the province's population living in urban areas
- ^ Gilmartin, David (1988). Empire and Islam: Punjab and the Making of Pakistan. University of California Press. pp. 40–41.
- ^ Macauliffe, Max Arthur (2004) [1909]. The Sikh Religion – Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. India: Low Price Publications. ISBN 81-86142-31-2.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (2006). The Illustrated History of the Sikhs. India: Oxford University Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN 0-19-567747-1.
- ^ Malik, Iftikhar Haider (2008). The History of Pakistan. Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ^ "Katas Raj Temples". Temple Darshan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (Pakistan)". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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