| Arifwala عارفوالہ |
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Arifwala
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Pakpattan District |
| Tehsil | Arifwala Tehsil |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Arifwala (Urdu, Punjabi: عارفوالہ) is a town and tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1]
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It is located at 30° 16' 60N 73° 4' 0E.[2] It lies about 210 km southwest of Lahore, 33 km to the west of the Sutlej river and 45 km south of Sahiwal. This area is called Neeli Bar also. It is situated between Sutlej and Bias. It is 421 feet above sealevel and will go continue.
TOPOGRAPHY the ground is rolling down from northeast to southwest. neeli bar denotes a natural forest between river sutlaj and river bias. the land was allotted to the veterans of world war-1 by His Majesty King George in 1919, the area was not irrigated so on the Advice of a retired Niak Alam Din Malik (1888-1974) from the Royal Sappers and Miners The FIRST Engineers Battalion, who served in Egypt during the war and saw the canal system, the famous canal system of punjab was conceived and commissioned in 1926 by construction of headworks and barrages on All the 5 rivers of Punjab namely Jhelum, Chanab, Ravi, Bias and Sutlaj http://www.arifwala.com.pk
About 75% of the population live in villages and only 25% live in the municipal urban area. Most of the population are farmers. The total population of Tehsil Arifwala is about 720,000.
Tehsil Arifwala is surrounded by 255 villages.
The total area of Tehsil Arifwala is 295,146 acres (5 km²).
Area City Arifwala
The town of Arifwala is the headquarters of Arifwala tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the Pakpattan district. The tehsil is subdivided into 30 Union Councils. The town of Arifwala contains four of these Union Councils[1]. postal code = 57450
A gorgeous small town with its very own culture is not only a land of farmers, but has also produced many artists, writers, and intellects. Arifwala also known as "Arifwala Mandi"(market) received its name from a 100 years old tradition, during the British reign. Cattle were traded all around Pakistan from this colorful Mandi and this tradition is ongoing, making it one of the biggest markets of Punjab, Pakistan. In the traditional field setting of Arifwala, the love story of "Heer Ranjha" came to a very interesting twist in Qabula, Arifwala. After the two lovers were parted in this town, Ranjha cursed that "may there always be fire burning here like there is in my heart" and this curse is believed to be true in stories.
In the nineteenth century, Arifwala was only a village named as chak No. 61/EB. Later, it was called Arifwala because of a landlord named "Arif" having agriculture land in this village. Arifwala Town was founded in 1927; the inauguration of the town was performed by Mrs F B Wace, whose husband was then Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Punjab. In 1995 it was attached to Pakpattan district. The Town Hall, which still exists in its original form, was inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab in 1933.
The climate of the city is hot and dry. The summer season starts from April and continues till October. May, June, July and August are the hottest months. The mean maximum and minimum temperature of these months are about 45 and 32 degrees Celsius respectively.
Education in this city is satisfactory. One of the biggest schools of Pakpattan district is Government MC High School Arifwala. Arifwala also has three boys' high schools, a big high school for girls and a boys' and girls' college.A beautiful Library with state of the art architecture named Allama Iqbal Public Library is serving to spread knowledge and information to the localities.
Prof.Jamil Attari
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