Kamoke
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City | |
 Municipal Committee logo | |
| Nickname: The City of Rice & The City of Mosques | |
  Kamoke Location in Pakistan  Kamoke Kamoke (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′25″N 74°13′22″E / 31.97361°N 74.22278°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab |
| District | Gujranwala District |
| Tehsil | Kamoke Tehsil |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Committee |
| • President Markazi Anjuman Tajran Kamoke | Ch Ahtesham Mustafa Khokhar (Vacant)[2] |
| • CO | None (Vacant)[2] |
| • Chief Officer | Miss Sofia Ashiq |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 249,767 |
| • Rank | 30th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 055 |
| Website | MC Kamoke |
Kamoke (Punjabi: کامونکى, Urdu: کامونکے) is a city in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 30th largest city of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Kamoke Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district and is itself subdivided into eight Union Councils.[4] It is located on the Grand Trunk Road 21 km [13.0 mi] from Gujranwala and 44 km [27.3 mi] from Lahore.
History
Kamoke city was settled in the era of Akbar. It was declared a tehsil in 1992 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after constant persuasion by MPA CH Abdul Wakeel khan father of MPA CH Akhter Ali khan.
Administration
Kamoke is administered by Town Municipal Administration under City District Government Gujranwala. It has Tehsil Civil Courts, its own circle of police, and a tehsil headquarters hospital.
Communication
Kamoke is situated at the Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road, about 49 kilometres in the north from Lahore. It is almost at equal distances from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and Sialkot International Airport. Kamoki is also located at the main Lahore Rawalpindi Railway Line.
Trade and Industry
Kamoke is known for its rice, which is grown in its surrounding areas. Kamoke is also the largest rice market in the sub-continent where most kinds of rice, which include Basmati, Super Basmati, Karnal, etc. are grown, processed, and exported to the whole world.
Demographics
The population was 152,288 in 1998. The 2017 census shows a population of 249,767, an average annual growth of 2.6% since 1998, slightly above the national average of 2.4%.[5]
References
- ↑ "MC Kamoke: Administrative Setup". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- 1 2 "Administrators' appointments planned as Punjab LG system dissolves today". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ↑ Towns & Unions in the City District of Gujranwala - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-02-15.