Minchinabad

Minchinabad (Urdu: مِنچِن آباد), is a city in the Bahawalnagar District of the Cholistan Desert region of southern Punjab, Pakistan. The city is the capital of Minchinabad Tehsil.^[1] It underwent rapid development in the late 1860s and 1870s.^[2] The city is named after Colonel Charles Cherry Minchin (1829-1899), the British Political Agent overseeing the Bahawalpur Princely State from 1866 to 1876^[3]

Country Pakistan

Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

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Minchinabad مِنچِن آباد
Minchinabad مِنچِن آباد Location in Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°10′N 73°34′E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Bahawalpur
District	Bahawalnagar
Population  (2023)
• Total	67,164
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	+6

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