Nawan Lahore
Town in Punjab, Pakistan
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Nawan Lahore (Punjabi: نواں لہور lit. 'New Lahore') is a town located, near Painsra City in the Toba Tek Singh District in Punjab, Pakistan.
Nawan Lahore
نواں لہور | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 31°19′0″N 72°43′59″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Toba Tek Singh |
| Tehsil | Gojra[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | around 30,500 [2] |
| Dialling code | 46[3] |
| Also known as Chak 338 JB | |
Geography
History
Demographics
As of 2015, its population was approximately 19,500 people, making it the largest town in Gojra Tehsil.[2]
Government
The town serves as an educational and trading center. It has a Union Council (one of two in Gojra Tehsil) overseen by Chairman Mian Shamshad-ul-Haq, as well as 4 wards.
It was declared a sub-tehsil of Gojra (the tehsil of Toba Tek Singh) by the government. The offices of the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner are due to be constructed there, on government-owned land about 3 to 5 kilometers from the main area of the sub-tehsil.[4]
Education
Nawan Lahore hosts public and private schools and colleges.[citation needed]