Wazirabad
Wazirabad
وزیر آباد | |
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City | |
Tomb of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
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| Coordinates: 32°26′7″N 74°6′51″E / 32.43528°N 74.11417°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Gujrat |
| District | Wazirabad |
| Tehsil | Wazirabad and Ali Pur Chattha |
| No. of Union Councils | 12 |
| Municipal status | 1867 |
| Area | |
• City | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,206 km2 (466 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 152,624 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 830,396 (Population of former Wazirabad Tehsil now called Wazirabad District in 2023) |
| Demonym | Wazirabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Postal code | 52000 |
Wazirabad (Urdu/Punjabi: وزیر آباد) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Wazirabad District (formerly a Tehsil of Gujranwala District).
Famous for its cutlery products, it is known as the city of cutlery and is also quite famous for its foods.
Wazirabad is situated on the banks of the Chenab River nearly 100 kilometres north of Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road. It is 45 kilometres from Sialkot, 30 kilometres from Gujranwala, and about 12 kilometres from Gujrat. The city of Wazirabad is the headquarters of former Wazirabad Tehsil (now called Wazirabad District in 2023), an administrative subdivision of the district, the city itself is subdivided into 12 Union Councils.