Rawalpindi Cantonment
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Rawalpindi Cantonment | |
|---|---|
Urban | |
  Rawalpindi Cantonment  Rawalpindi Cantonment | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′45″N 73°02′46″E / 33.59583°N 73.04611°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi District |
| Government | |
| • President RCB | Brig. Ijaz Qamar Kiani |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 740,483 |
| • Density | 17,990.4/km2 (46,595/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 051 |
| Website | rcb |
Rawalpindi Cantonment (Urdu: چھاؤنی راولپنڈی) is a large military town located in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. The headquarters of the Pakistan Army, which are known as the General Headquarters (GHQ), are located in the nearby Chaklala Cantonment.[1] It covers an area of 41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi) (10,172 acres).[2] The population of the town is 740,483 according to the 2023 census.[3]
Rawalpindi Cantonment is one of the three components of Rawalpindi Tehsil (sub-district) together with Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation and Chaklala Cantonment. The tehsil is part of the wider Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area, which has a population of more than 6 million people. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road and on Railway Line 1, the main railway line of the country. The town has its own railway station, Rawalpindi railway station, and its own hospital, Cantonment General Hospital.[4]
In 1901 the cantonment, with its population of 40,611, was the most important in India. It contained an arsenal, one battery of horse and one of field artillery, one mountain battery, one company of garrison artillery, and one ammunition column of field artillery; one regiment of British and one of local cavalry; two of British and two of local infantry; and two companies of sappers and miners, with a balloon section. It was the winter headquarters of the Northern Command, and of the Rawalpindi military division. The cantonment also contained an English and several Anglo-vernacular middle schools, and an English convent school for girls.
