Chawinda
City in Punjab, Pakistan
Town in Pakistan
Chawinda چونڈہ | |
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Town | |
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• Assistant Education Officer | Umer Farooq |
Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 26,906 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 052 |
Union councils | 121 |
Chawinda (Urdu: چونڈہ) is a city located near village Butter Dogran in Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town sits at an altitude of 165 metres (541 ft),[1] close to the border with Jammu and Kashmir.
Chawinda was the site of a key tank battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where the Pakistani forces blocked the advance of the Indian Army which had thrust itself into the Sialkot district in an effort to thwart Pakistan's own advances into Indian-administered Kashmir.
Climate data for Chawinda | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) | 21 (69) | 26 (78) | 33 (91) | 39 (102) | 40 (104) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 34 (93) | 32 (89) | 26 (78) | 20 (68) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) | 8 (46) | 12 (53) | 18 (64) | 23 (73) | 26 (78) | 26 (78) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 17 (62) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 16 (60) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) | 40 (1.6) | 44 (1.7) | 21 (0.8) | 17 (0.7) | 68 (2.7) | 271 (10.7) | 256 (10.1) | 132 (5.2) | 14 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 936 (36.8) |
Source: Weatherbase[2] |
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Populated places in Sialkot District
- Daska
- Pasrur
- Sambrial
- Sialkot
towns
- Baddomalhi
- Chawinda
- Daska
- Gohad Pur
- Kotli Loharan East
- Kotli Loharan West
- Pasrur
- Sadda
- Sahowala
- Sambrial
- Sialkot
- Siranwali
- Ugoki
- Wadala Sandhuan
- Adamke
- Addha
- Allo Mahar
- Baddoke Cheema
- Bairi
- Balgan
- Begowala
- Bhagot
- Bhagowal
- Bhopalwala
- Bhulair Bajwa
- Bhuttar
- Chakchohdu
- Chhowni Sulehrian
- Dalowali
- Dhallewali
- Gadgor
- Gerbla Syedan
- Ghuinke
- Gunna Kalan
- Jajjay Sahian
- Jamke Cheema
- Janewali
- Jathekey
- Kakay Wali
- Kalekay Nagra
- Kapurpur
- Khan Jajja
- Kharota Syedan
- Kot Manan
- Malhian
- Mallu-Chhitt
- Mandranwala
- Manpur
- Mundair Kalan
- Nawan Sohawa
- Perochak
- Pind Brahmanan
- Qila Kallar Wala
- Raja Harpal
- Ralioke
- Sabo Bhadiyar
- Sahibkay Cheema
- Saukin Wind
- Seowal
- Shamsa Cheema
- Targa
- Tarigri
- Umarke
- Wan