Chawinda
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Chawinda
چونڈہ | |
|---|---|
  Chawinda  Chawinda | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′03″N 74°43′30″E / 32.3841°N 74.7249°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Government | |
| • MPA | Rana Liaquat Ali |
| • MNA |
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| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,870 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 052 |
| Union councils | 121 |
Chawinda (Urdu: چونڈہ) is a town located in Pasrur Tehsil, Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan. The town sits at an altitude of 165 metres (541 ft),[1] and is known as the "Graveyard of Tanks" because of the large number of tanks that were destroyed in the Battle of Chawinda during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[citation needed]
Climate
| Climate data for Chawinda | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
21 (69) |
26 (78) |
33 (91) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
32 (89) |
26 (78) |
20 (68) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (53) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
17 (62) |
10 (50) |
5 (41) |
16 (60) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.6) |
40 (1.6) |
44 (1.7) |
21 (0.8) |
17 (0.7) |
68 (2.7) |
271 (10.7) |
256 (10.1) |
132 (5.2) |
14 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
21 (0.8) |
936 (36.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase[2] | |||||||||||||