- Jhang
Pakistani Cities
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جھنگ
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map_text =Jhang (Punjabi/
Urdu : جھنگ) is the principal city ofJhang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated on theChenab river at latitude 31.15° N and longitude 72.22°E [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/4/Jhang.html Falling Rain - Location of Jhang] ] . According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 387,418 [1998 census of Pakistan]History
Jhang is said to have been founded in the fifteenth century, and to have been destroyed by the river and refounded in the reign of
Aurangzeb . It was taken byRanjit Singh in 1805 [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_140.gifJhang-Maghiana article in the "Imperial Gazetteer of India", v. 14, p. 134.] ] .During British Rule the towns of Jhang and Maghiana, lying two miles apart, became a joint municipality, then known as Jhang-Maghiana.
Jhang-Maghiana became a municipality in 1867. The income during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs.46,800 and the expenditure Rs. 44,200, in 1903-4 the income was Rs. 49,700 mainly derived from
octroi .Maghiana lies on the edge of the highlands, overlooking the alluvial valley of the Chenab, while the older town of Jhang occupies the lowlands at its foot.The Government offices and establishments had been removed to the higher site, and commerce declined in Jhang, which was no longer considered a place of importance. Maghiana, however, had a considerable trade in grain and country cloth, and manufactured leather, soap, locks and other brass-work. Maghiana also contained a civil hospital, whilst Jhang had a high school and a dispensary.
The population in 1901, according to the 1901 census of India, was 24,381 of whom 12,189 were Hindus and 11,684 were Muslims.
Jhang is the burial place of Heer and Ranjha, of Punjabi folklore.
Administration
Jhang city is the administrative centre of Jhang
tehsil (a subdivision of the district), the tehsil itself is divided into 55 Union Councils. [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=13&dn=Jhang Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang - Government of Pakistan] ]ee also
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List of Cities of Punjab, Pakistan by Area References
External links
* [http://www.punjab.gov.pk/District/jhang/jhang.htm Pakistan Government (Jhang District profile)]
* [http://www.imransoft.net I-SOFT College Jhang]
* [http://www.chenab.edu.pk Chenab College Jhang]
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