Bhawana

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bhawana (Bhowana) (Urdu: بھوانہ, Punjabi: بھوآنہ) is a capital of Bhawana Tehsil and a city of Punjab, Pakistan. It is on the bank of Chenab River. Its administration (Bhawana Tehsil) was made a tehsil of Chiniot District on 2 February 2009 when Mian Shahbaz Sharif (Chief Minister of Punjab) came to Chiniot to make it a district. Before that, Bhawana was a sub-tehsil of Chiniot Tehsil and Chiniot Tehsil was a tehsil of Jhang District.

Geography and climate[change | change source]

Bhawana is on the banks of the Chenab River. It is between coordinates 31°33'58 in North and 72°38'46 in East with altitude of 157 m (515 ft). Its soil is very fertile. It is among the area's largest agriculture cities. It is 36 km from Chiniot, 50 km from Faisalabad, 46 km from Jhang and 70 km from Sargodha. Its weather is like much of Pakistan's, with summer, spring, winter and autumn seasons. Its temperatures are moderate.