Piplan
پِپلاں | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Piplan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Mianwali District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,989 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Piplan (Punjabi, Urdu: پِپلاں), is the main city of Piplan Tehsil in Mianwali District, situated in Punjab, Pakistan.[2]
It is almost 52 km (by road) from the district capital Mianwali which lies to the north. Piplan is surrounded by many other similar towns: To the south are the towns of Musa Wali Mattha, Churkin, Jhanbir and Kaloor Kot, to the north are Doaba, Mianwali, Alluwali, Kundian and Mianwali to the east, Hernoli and Hafiz Wala and to the west is the Indus River.
History[edit]
The name of Piplan was given historically before the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Many Hindus used to live in Piplan and the name of this town was Peepul or Peepul wala (Peepul: fig tree, regarded as sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists, who call it a "bo tree"). Later, after the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the name was changed to Peepul-Aan, now written as Piplan.
Geography[edit]
Latitude:32.2867, Longitude:71.3664
Altitude (feet) 610,(meters)185
Time zone: UTC+5
Nearby cities and towns
| West | North | East | South |
| Dost Muhammad Khanwala(2.4 km) | Jal, Punjab (1.8 km) | Liaqatabad (Piplan) (0.5 km)
Chak No 3/4 ML (9.0 km) |
Musewali (2.1 km) |
| Banda Sardar Khan (2.4 km) | Jal, Punjab] (1.4 km) | Hafiz Wala (7.5 km) | Nuranwala (1.5 km)
[Jhangiwala/Raoji] (7.5 km.) |
Climate[edit]
Piplan (as does the whole district of Mianwali) has extreme weather. Summer lasts from May to September; June is the hottest month with an average monthly temperature of 42 °C with a maximum of up to 50 °C. In winter, however, the December and January temperature is as low as a 3 to 4 °C average monthly.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °C | 19 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 31 |
| Avg low temperature °C | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| Rainfall in. (Cm) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 38.5 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Population and Household Detail Blockwise - Piplan, Mianwali District (page 38 of 39)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mianwali". National Reconstruction Bureau - Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links[edit]
32°17′N 71°22′E / 32.283°N 71.367°E
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