Burewala
{{Short description|City in Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
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| name = Burewala
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| native_name = {{Nastaliq|بُورےوالا}}
| settlement_type = City
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|photo3a = Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed - Tufail Gate (7594668850).jpg
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Punjab
| population_total = 361,664
| population_as_of = 2023 Census of Pakistan
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| population_rank = 27th, Pakistan
| area_total_km2 = 1313
| elevation_m = 133
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| area_code = 067
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| website = {{URL|www.vehari.com.pk}} {{URL|http://mcburewala.lgpunjab.org.pk}}
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Burewala (Punjabi: بورے والہ), is a city of Vehari District in Punjab, Pakistan. The city of Burewala is the headquarters of Burewala Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=34&dn=Vehari|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805121037/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=34&dn=Vehari|title= Tehsils & Unions in the District of Vehari|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website|archive-date= 5 August 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=31 May 2023}} It is the 27th largest city of Pakistan by population.
History
Burewala is situated on the Delhi–Multan Road. The Sutlej River crosses Burewala near the towns of Kachi Pakki, Jamlera, and Sahuka. The Shrine of Haji Sher Dewan Chawli Mashaikh is located in Dewan Sahib, approximately 18 km from Burewala. Before its settlement, the area was covered with jungle and was later inhabited by the Dhuddi tribe of Rajputs.{{cite web|url=http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/pakistan/burewala|title=Burewala Travel Guide and City History|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531115316/http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/pakistan/burewala|archive-date=31 May 2018|website=world66.com|access-date=31 May 2023|url-status=dead}} With the operation of the Pakpattan Canal, agriculture began to flourish, leading to the establishment of villages and the clearing of jungles for cultivation. As this area was part of the 'Eastern Canal Division', it was designated as village no. 118/EB (EB = Eastern Barr). In the northern part of Burewala Tehsil, remnants of an old water canal still exist, now known as Sukh Bias.
Demographics
Population of Burewala city.{{Cite web |title=Būrewāla (Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/punjab/vehari/7340205__b%C5%ABrew%C4%81la/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}{{Historical populations|1951|15372|1961|34237|1972|57,741|1981|86311|1998|152097|2017|232,030|2023|361,664|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}}}}
Etymology
File:Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed - The Tomb (7594762844).jpg (Nishan e Haider)]]
The exact origin of Burewala's name is unknown; however, there are different theories. One theory is that the city is named after a person named "Burha." He was, according to some people, 'Sikh'. The village is also called "Old Bura" or "Purana Boora." The people of this village constructed a well with a diameter of 8 feet and named it after their ancestor so it was called "Chah Boorhay wala" (Well of Burha). This well is now included in the P.I. Link canal. Due to this well the new city was named Burewala. In July 1976, Burewala was upgraded as a subdivision. The areas of Gaggo Mandi, Shaikh Fazal, Sahuka and Jamlera, Chak No.118/E.B were included in the subdivision.
Education
Notable educational institutes in the city include:
- Government Degree College Burewala
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Burewala Campus{{Cite web|title=University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan|url=http://burewala.uaf.edu.pk/|website=burewala.uaf.edu.pk|access-date=2020-05-20}}
- Barani Institute of Sciences, Burewala Campus{{Cite web|url=https://baraniinstitute.edu.pk/|title=Barani Institute of Sciences}}
- Punjab College of Science, Burewala Campus{{Cite web|title=Punjab Group of Colleges - Punjab Group of Colleges|url=https://www.pgc.edu/campus/burewala|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-20}}
- Superior University Lahore, Burewala Campus{{Cite web|url=https://www.superiorcolleges.edu.pk/|title=Superior Group of Colleges}}
- [https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-oppo-rvo3&sca_esv=3b8ed53ba39f614b&sxsrf=ACQVn08S8ANXQ-TAmnF1fq7uPRq_xEVl_Q%3A1708109176673&q=Govt%20BTM%20Boys%20High%20School&ludocid=13791119999760344622&ibp=gwp%3B0%2C7&lsig=AB86z5VQNLjoeihfK2Yd0_Zilv4r&kgs=54b3c1ad8022813b&shndl=-1&shem=lcsnic%2Clsp&source=sh%2Fx%2Floc%2Fact%2Fm1%2F2 Government M.C Model High School], Burewala
- Government B.T.M High School Burewala
Notable personalities
- Hazrat Baba Haji Sher Dewan (7th century Sufi saint), shrine located in Burewala
- Major Tufail Mohammad (Nishan-e-Haider award winner, Pakistan's highest military award){{Cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1365092084_437.pdf|title=Tribute to the Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider|publisher=Senate of Pakistan|location=Islamabad, Pakistan: Senate Secretariat. p. 132|access-date=April 23, 2020}}
- International cricketer Waqar Younis, known as the Burewala express in cricket
- World's Tallest Cricketer Muhammad Irfan{{Cite web|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/top-10-tallest-cricketers-of-all-time/10/|title=Top 10 Tallest Cricketers Of All Time|last=Das|first=Ankush|date=July 12, 2019|website=Cricket Addictor website|access-date=31 May 2023|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226100910/https://cricketaddictor.com/cricket/top-10-tallest-cricketers-of-all-time/10/|url-status=dead}}
- Ancestral village of Rajesh Khanna, notable Indian film actor
- Gulraiz Sadaf, another famous cricketer who born in burewala and plays for the team of Multan.
References
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{{Neighbourhoods of Vehari |state=autocollapse}}
Category:Populated places in Vehari District