Rawalpindi
city in Punjab, Pakistan
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Summary
Rawalpindi is a city[1]. Rawalpindi ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,900 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rawalpindi District[3], Rawalpindi Tehsil[4]
- Country: Pakistan[5], India[6]
- Instance of: administrative territorial entity[7]
- Official language: English[8], Urdu[9]
- Legislative body: Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation[10]
- Postal code: 46000[11]
- Commons category: Rawalpindi[12]
- Local dialing code: 051[13]
- Official website: http://www.rawalpindi.gov.pk/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rawalpindi[15]
- Commons gallery: Rawalpindi[16]
- Population: 2,098,231[17], 1,409,768[18]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rawalpindi[19]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Capital of: Rawalpindi District[26], West Pakistan[27], Rawalpindi Division[28], Rawalpindi Tehsil[29], Pakistan[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rawalpindi[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rawalpindi[32]
- Native label: راولپنڈی[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rawalpindi[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 508 m[35]
- Area: 5286 km²[36]
- Vocalized name: رَاوَلْپِنْڈی[37]
- Economy of topic: economy of Rawalpindi[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area[39], a metropolitan area[40], in Pakistan[41].
Why It Matters
Rawalpindi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Rawalpindi is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Rawalpindi include Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area[39], a metropolitan area[40], in Pakistan[41].