Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan () is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Gujar Khan Tehsil, one of the seven tehsils or subdivisions of Rawalpindi District. It is about 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the northwest of Lahore capital of Punjab. It is located in the historic Pothohar Plateau and the local language spoken here is Pothwari.
Administration
Gujar Khan, as well as being tehsil capital, is divided into 3 Union Councils:
Gujar Khan-I
Gujar Khan-II
Gujar Khan-III
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the city had 57,099 people.
Languages
Pothowari is the main language of Gujar Khan, other languages are Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto.
Twin cities
Gujar Khan has four twin cities, these are:
Redditch, UK
Taif, Saudi Arabia
Munich, Germany
Auckland, New Zealand
References
Rawalpindi District