Bhong

Bhong
بھونگ
Town
Bhong Mosque won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986.
Bhong Mosque won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986.
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictRahim Yar Khan
TehsilSadiqabad
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total5,638
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Bhong (Urdu, and Punjabi: بھونگ) is a small town in Sadiqabad Tehsil of Rahim Yar Khan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a Union Council of Sadiqabad tehsil[1] (Urdu for subdistrict) and is located 200 kilometres away from Bhawalpur at 28° 25' 0" North, 69° 55' 0" East.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Rahim Yar Khan - National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bhong map

28°25′N 69°55′E / 28.417°N 69.917°E / 28.417; 69.917