My City Sahiwal.......Great City , Great People It took its current name in 1966. Sahiwal lies approximately 180 km from the major city of Lahore.
Sahiwal is a growing city in southeastern Punjab province of Pakistan and the administrative centre of Sahiwal District. Founded in 1865, the town was formerly known as Montgomery after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab. The population is 207,388 1998 census. Sahiwal District is included in the former Multan Division and lies between 30-40 north latitude and 73-10 longitude
. Its approximate height above the sea level is about 500 feet. It roughly forms pernllclogram lying in the general direction North East to South-West between the Ravi River. It is approximately 100 K.M from East to West and 45 K.M from North Western Boundary of the district of Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Toba Tak Sing whereas. The dead River Khushak Bias separates it from District Pakpattan. On the eastern side, Okara District is situated. While on the District the boundaries of Khanewal and Vehari District and on the southern side District Pakpattan Sharif exists where is shrine of one of the famous sufi Hazrat Baba Fareed Shaker Gunj. Sahiwal District now consists of Five hundreds and Thirty one Villages in two sub-divisions. Sahiwal District is spread over an area of 3201 square kilometres and comprises two tehsils namely Sahiwal and Chichawatni. Sahiwal District also contain many subtowns like Qadirabad, Yousafwala, Iqbalnagar, Kassowal, Noorshah, Harappa and Ghaziabad. There are transport connections via road and Pakistan railways to Lahore, and a regional airport. Agriculture is important to the local economy, particularly the growing of cotton and grain. Cattle are also kept and Sahiwal is famous for its water buffalo milk and one of the ancient civilization on archeological evidence dated 3000 to 5000 B.C. 15 miles southwest from downtown in suburb of Harapa which was the northern city of Indus Valley Civilization.[1]
