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| Chawinda چونڈہ | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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| Coordinates: 32°23′03″N 74°43′30″E / 32.3841°N 74.7249°E / 32.3841; 74.7249 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab, Pakistan |
| Government | |
| • MPA | Khuram Khan Virk |
| • MNA |
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| • Assistant Education Officer | Umer Farooq |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,906 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 052 |
| Union councils | 121 |
Chawinda (Urdu: چونڈہ) is a city located near village Sehna wali in Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town sits at an altitude of 165 metres (541 ft), close to the border with Jammu and Kashmir.
Chawinda was the site of a key tank battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where the Pakistani forces blocked the advance of the Indian Army which had thrust itself into the Sialkot district in an effort to thwart Pakistan's own advances into Indian-administered Kashmir.
| Climate data for Chawinda | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
21 (69) |
26 (78) |
33 (91) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
32 (89) |
26 (78) |
20 (68) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (53) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
17 (62) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
16 (60) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
40 (1.6) |
44 (1.7) |
21 (0.8) |
17 (0.7) |
68 (2.7) |
271 (10.7) |
256 (10.1) |
132 (5.2) |
14 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
21 (0.8) |
936 (36.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
References
- Location of Chawinda – Falling Rain Genomics
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for CHAWINDA, Pakistan". Weatherbase. 2008.