Chawinda
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Chawinda
چونڈہ | |
|---|---|
  Chawinda | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′03″N 74°43′30″E / 32.3841°N 74.7249°ECoordinates: 32°23′03″N 74°43′30″E / 32.3841°N 74.7249°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Government | |
| • MPA | Liaqat Bhaloor |
| • MNA |
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| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,870 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 052 |
| Union councils | 121 |
Chawinda (Urdu: چونڈہ) is a city located near Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan with population of 65000. The town sits at an altitude of 165 metres (541 ft),[1] close to the border with Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Chawinda was the site of a key tank battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, wherein 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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] | |||||||||||||
References[]
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Sialkot District