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Sargodha
سرگودھا | |
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    Clockwise from top: Mushaf Ali Mir Chowk (Intersection), Central Library, Shaheen Enclave, University of Sargodha | |
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| Nickname(s): | |
  Sargodha  Sargodha  Sargodha | |
| Coordinates: 32°5′1″N 72°40′16″E / 32.08361°N 72.67111°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Sargodha[1] |
| District | Sargodha |
| Founded | 1903[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha |
| • Mayor | Vacant[5] |
| • Administrator[7] | Muhammad Jahanzeb Awan (BPS-20 PAS)[6] |
| Area | |
• City | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 975,886 |
| • Rank | 11th, Pakistan |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Sargodhian |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 40100[12] |
| Dialling code | 048[13] |
| Number of union councils | 60[14] |
| Number of towns | 59 |
| Website | sargodha |
Sargodha (Punjabi/Urdu: سرگودھا; Punjabi pronunciation: [sɐɾˈɡoː˦d̪ˑäː]; Urdu pronunciation: [ˈsəɾˌɡoːˈd̪ʱɑː]) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in central Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 11th largest city by population[15] and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country.[16] Sargodha is also known as the City of Eagles.[2]
It is one of the few planned cities of Pakistan (others include Faisalabad, Islamabad and Gwadar).[17]
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- ^ a b "Sargodha- The City of Eagles". Daily The Patriot (newspaper). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan's California has some ways to grow". The Express Tribune. 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Sargodha | Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Sargodha commissioner orders survey of open manholes". The Nation. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Governor establishes local govt in Punjab". 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Punjab Cities Improvement Investment Program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Sargodha, Pakistan on the Elevation Map. Topographic Map of Sargodha, Pakistan". elevationmap.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Population and household detail from block to district level Punjab (Sargodha district)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Punjāb (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan Post Office Department". Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "National Dialing Codes". Ptcl.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "List of Urban & Rural Union Councils - Sargodha". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Commercial Real Estate Property in Sargodha Pakistan". Ghar47. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "District Website". sargodha.dc.lhc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2020.