Arif Wala
{{Short description|City in Punjab, Pakistan}}
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| name = Ārifwāla
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|عارفوالا}}
| settlement_type = City
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_type4 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name1 = Punjab
| subdivision_name2 = Sahiwal
| subdivision_name3 = Pakpattan
| subdivision_name4 = Arifwala
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| population_total = 157,063
| total_type = Total population
| population_rank = 69th, Pakistan
| population_as_of = 2023 Census of Pakistan
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| area_code = 0457
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Ārifwāla (Punjabi and {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عارفوالا}}}}) is a city and headquarters of Arif Wala Tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan|title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan|publisher=Government of Pakistan website|accessdate=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043343/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan|archive-date=9 February 2012|url-status=dead}}
It is the 69th largest city in Pakistan.
Arifwala is located to the southwest of Pakpattan.
Demographics
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{{Historical populations|1951|11537|1961|18558|1972|28171|1981|43654|1998|74174|2017|111,403|2023|157,063|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
According to 2023 census, Arifwala had a population of 157,063. The population of city in 1998 was 74,174 but according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 111,403 with a growth of about 50.19% in 19 years.[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/ All Pakistan Districts and Tehsils (scroll down to Pakpattan District for Arif Wala)] Citypopulation.de website, Retrieved 17 November 2021
Road projects
The Provincial Development Working Party approved a scheme to rehabilitate a 17 km stretch of road from Bahawalnagar to Arifwala for Rs631.246 million in its 7th meeting. The PDWP, chaired by Abdullah Khan Sumbal, also approved seven other road schemes worth a total of Rs9 billion.{{Cite news|date=2022-08-31 |title=Rs9bn road projects approved for Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1707605 |access-date=2023-03-15 |newspaper=Dawn newspaper |language=en}}