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Chowk Azam چوک اعظم | |
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Chowk Azam Minar | |
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Coordinates: 30°57′53″N 71°13′01″E / 30.9647672°N 71.2169821°E / 30.9647672; 71.2169821 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Layyah |
Tehsil | Layyah |
Population | 87,376 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 0606 |
Chowk Azam is a small city and a municipal committee in Layyah District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Layyah, the headquarters of the Layyah District, on the Mianwali and Multan road (MM road). According to 2023 Census of Pakistan, Chowk Azam has an estimated population of 87,376 people. The city has many educational and vocational institutions, including Government Muslim High School, Divisional Public School, Government College for Boys and Government College for Girls. The campus of the Government College University Faisalabad and Bahauddin Zakariya University in Layyah and Government Graduate College in Chowk Azam provide point services for the commuting of Chowk Azam students and others who live in the vicinity.
The city's inhabitants consist mainly of Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashtun, and Rohitky communities, with the majority being Punjabi. Punjabi people came to this region in the pre and post-partition era. Agricultural peasants migrated from upper and central Punjab, mainly from Sialkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad and Narowal, and settled in Chowk Azam to expand their businesses there.
Chowk Azam is located at a latitude of 30.9706551 and a longitude of 71.212303.
References
- "MC Chowk Azam" (PDF). lgcd.punjab.gov.pk. Local Government & Community Development Department. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "District Profile - Layyah". layyah.punjab.gov.pk. Government of The Punjab. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "Distance from Layyah". Google Maps.
- "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- "GC Chowk Azam". gcchowkazam.edu.pk. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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Administrative: Dera Ghazi Khan (Division) • Layyah (Capital) | |
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