Sadiqabad (Punjabi/Urdu: صادق آباد) is a city and capital of Sadiqabad Tehsil in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab province of Pakistan.[2][3]
It is situated at the border of Sindh and Punjab. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, it is the 32nd largest city of Pakistan with a population of 274,210.[1]
History
Sadiqabad, a Tehsil of Rahimyar Khan District, is named after Sadeq Mohammad Khan V of Bahawalpur state.[4] The new city Tehsil was inaugurated in 1948.
Sadiqabad boat sinking
See also
References
- ^ a b "Punjab (Pakistan): Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns - Sadiqabad population per 2023 census". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Location of Sadiqabad - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Rahim Yar Khan - National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wilcox, Wayne A. (1969). Pakistan : the consolidation of a nation (4. print ed.). New York: Columbia Univ. Pr. ISBN 9780231025898. OCLC 1150950255.