Hafizabad

Coordinates: 32°04′17″N 73°41′16″E / 32.07139°N 73.68778°E / 32.07139; 73.68778
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Hafizabad
حافظ آباد
Urdu: حافظ آباد) is a city and capital of Hafizabad District located in Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Hafizabad is an old city of Punjab, Pakistan. In 327 BC, during Alexander's invasion of Punjab, the territory of the Sandal Bar was reported to be a well populated area. Large cities were located in this territory, and a lot of sub states were organized here under the presidency of maharajas and rajas. It is located to the east of Chenab River
.

History

In 327 BC, the area around Hafizabad was reportedly well-populated during

Mughal emperor Akbar, when it became the site of a Mahal as documented in Ain-i-Akbari.[4]

After the

Muslim refugees from India settled in Hafizabad. Most of the refugees have since settled and inter-married with the local population.[citation needed
]

Geography

Hafizabad is located 48 kilometres west of Gujranwala, and 60 kilometres southwest of Wazirabad. It hosts the eighth railway station on the Wazirabad-Faisalabad Railway.[5] Its average elevation is 208 metres above the sea level.[6]

Climate

Hafizabad has a

hot semi-arid climate (Köppen
BSh). The monsoon season is from July to September. It sees the most precipitation in July, with an average rainfall of 138.1 millimetres or 5.44 inches; and the least precipitation in November, with an average rainfall of 5.5 millimetres or 0.22 inches.

Climate data for Hafizabad
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		22
(72) 		27
(81) 		33
(91) 		39
(102) 		40
(104) 		36
(97) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		31
(88) 		26
(79) 		21
(70) 		30
(87)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12
(54) 		15
(59) 		20
(68) 		27
(81) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		29
(84) 		25
(77) 		18
(64) 		13
(55) 		24
(75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6
(43) 		9
(48) 		14
(57) 		20
(68) 		25
(77) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		24
(75) 		18
(64) 		11
(52) 		7
(45) 		18
(64)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 18.1
(0.71) 		30.5
(1.20) 		32.8
(1.29) 		25.5
(1.00) 		17.0
(0.67) 		46.2
(1.82) 		138.1
(5.44) 		121.0
(4.76) 		51.7
(2.04) 		11.6
(0.46) 		5.5
(0.22) 		11.6
(0.46) 		509.6
(20.07)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 3.1 3.6 4.7 4.0 3.7 7.2 14.5 13.6 6.7 2.4 0.9 2.0 66.4
Mean daily daylight hours 10.3 11.1 12.0 13.0 13.8 14.2 14.0 13.3 12.3 11.4 10.5 10.1 12.2
Source: Weatherspark.com[7]

References

  1. ^ "Our Administrator / Chairman - Hafizabad". 2 August 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Hafizabad | Punjab Portal".
  3. ^ "Hafizabad: History". Government of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 13, page 5 – Imperial Gazetteer of India – Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu.
  5. ^ "Our History | Hafizabad". hafizabad.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Hafizabad topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Hāfizābād, Pakistan". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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