Liaquatpur () is a city and capital of
Liaquatpur Tehsil
Liaquatpur () is a tehsil located in Rahimyar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Liaqauatpur, Liaquatpur. It is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils of Pakistan, Union Councils.
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Rahim Yar Khan District
Rahim Yar Khan District ( ur, ) is a district in the of Punjab province, Pakistan and the city of Rahim Yar Khan is its capital. The city itself is administratively subdivided into nine Union Councils.
Administrative
The district of Rahim Yar ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is located on the north of Liaquatpur Tehsil, about 90 kilometres to the northeast of
Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nin ...
. As of 2017, it has a total population of 51,888.
Geography
Liaquatpur is situated to the east of the
Indus River
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
. The Lahore Railway Line passes through the city. Its average elevation is 96 metres above the sea level.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
, Liaquatpur has a
Hot Desert Climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...
(BWh). On average, its driest month is November, with 2 mm of precipitation; and the wettest month is August, with 53 mm of precipitation.
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Liaquat Pur Railway station
Liaquat Pur Railway Station (Urdu and pa, ) is located in Liaquat Pur on main railway line. From north it becomes the first railway station in Rahim Yar Khan district. The railway station is centered in the city's territory as it divides the ci ...
External links
Aerial View of Liaquat Pur*
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Rahim Yar Khan , state=expanded
Populated places in Rahim Yar Khan District