Narowal

Although contradictory beliefs exist, the widely held narrative states that Narowal derived its name from a landlord Naro Bajwa back in the 16th-century.

== History ==

In the sixteenth century, Narowal was a small village consisting of only a few houses of labourers around the farmhouse of Land-Lord Naro Bajwa.{{Cite web | url=http://narowal.gop.pk/381/ | title=District History – Narowal's Official Website | access-date=2019-11-06 | archive-date=2019-11-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106204347/http://narowal.gop.pk/381/ | url-status=live }} The city is the capital of Narowal District. The history of modern Narowal dates back to 90 years when Britishers established a railway link between eastern and western Punjab in its bid to strengthen their grip over Punjab. With the establishment of the railway junctions, investment begins to flow and the city begins to flourish with the passage of time. After the partition and establishment of Pakistan, the railway line between the east and west Punjab was blown off for security reasons. Initially, Narowal was a part of Sialkot district, later gained the status of Tehsil before becoming the District in 1992.

{{Historical populations|1951|15298|1961|16127|1972|22,174|1981|35,125|1998|57,052|2017|103,067|2023|130,692|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, Narowal had a population of 130,692 which was roughly equal to the population of Cambridge, United Kingdom or Beaumont, Texas, United States. The population of Narowal consists of various ethnic groups including Punjabi almost 80%, the peoples who migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 during partition (in Pakistan they are known as Muhajir) 19%, and Pathan including other minor groups 1%.

Punjabi is the predominant Language with Urdu second large language.{{Cite journal|date=2004|title=Letter Report to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics|publisher=The National Academies Press|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/10938|doi=10.17226/10938|journal=|access-date=2021-01-12|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008015000/https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10938/letter-report-to-the-bureau-of-transportation-statistics|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}

{{bar box|title=Religion in Narowal city (2023)|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|Islam|green|98}}

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{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.5}}}}According to 2023 census, the majority religion in Narowal is Islam, at 98%. Christians make upto 1.5% of the population while Hindus and Sikhs make up the other 0.5%. Narowal is very religious tolerant city.

Narowal lies from 31° 55' to 32° 30' latitude and 74° 35' to 75° 21' longitude. It is located in the northeast part of Punjab, Pakistan, about 96 kilometers north of the provincial capital Lahore. The Narowal District borders Sialkot to the west, Sheikhupura to the South, Gurdaspur (Eastern Punjab, India) to the east, and the Kathua District and Jammu Kashmir to the north.

Narowal has a Subtropical desert climate (Classification: BWh). The district's yearly temperature is 30.73 °C (87.31 °F) and it is 9.84% higher than Pakistan's averages. Narowal typically receives about 21.98 millimeters (0.87 inches) of precipitation and has 47.02 rainy days (12.88% of the time) annually.{{Weather box

| location = Narowal

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| Jan high C = 21.96

| Feb high C = 24.64

| Mar high C = 30.35

| Apr high C = 37.35

| May high C = 42.94

| Jun high C = 45.16

| Jul high C = 43.05

| Aug high C = 40.77

| Sep high C = 40.2

| Oct high C = 37.21

| Nov high C = 29.88

| Dec high C = 24.48

| Jan mean C = 16.89

| Feb mean C = 19.86

| Mar mean C = 25.63

| Apr mean C = 33.15

| May mean C = 30.24

| Jun mean C = 42.05

| Jul mean C = 40.28

| Aug mean C = 37.87

| Sep mean C = 36.42

| Oct mean C = 32.79

| Nov mean C = 25.11

| Dec mean C = 19.4

| Jan low C = 10.1

| Feb low C = 11.77

| Mar low C = 16.2

| Apr low C = 23.66

| May low C = 39.36

| Jun low C = 34.11

| Jul low C = 33.97

| Aug low C = 31.58

| Sep low C = 28.55

| Oct low C = 24.63

| Nov low C = 18.11

| Dec low C = 13.09

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| Jan precipitation mm = 11.05

| Feb precipitation mm = 25.79

| Mar precipitation mm = 31.2

| Apr precipitation mm = 26.03

| May precipitation mm = 20.23

| Jun precipitation mm = 18.68

| Jul precipitation mm = 48.71

| Aug precipitation mm = 42.64

| Sep precipitation mm = 31.93

| Oct precipitation mm = 2.44

| Nov precipitation mm = 2.69

| Dec precipitation mm = 2.4

| year precipitation mm = 21.98

| Jan precipitation days = 1.98

| Feb precipitation days = 3.87

| Mar precipitation days = 5.22

| Apr precipitation days = 6.3

| May precipitation days = 4.23

| Jun precipitation days = 4.51

| Jul precipitation days = 7.2

| Aug precipitation days = 7.66

| Sep precipitation days = 3.87

| Oct precipitation days = 0.99

| Nov precipitation days = 0.72

| Dec precipitation days = 0.45

| year precipitation days = 3.91

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| source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web

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| Apr record high C = 48.56

| Apr record low C = 14.87

| Aug record high C = 50.54

| Aug record low C = 24.77

| Jan humidity = 43.51

| Jan record high C = 28.74

| Feb record high C = 34.69

| Mar record high C = 43.6

| May record high C = 51.53

| Jun record high C = 55.5

| Jul record high C = 52.52

| Sep record high C = 49.55

| Oct record high C = 44.59

| Nov record high C = 36.67

| Dec record high C = 32.7

| Jan record low C = 3.96

| Feb record low C = 4.96

| Mar record low C = 8.92

| May record low C = 21.8

| Jun record low C = 24.77

| Jul record low C = 25.77

| Sep record low C = 22.79

| Oct record low C = 17.84

| Nov record low C = 10.9

| Dec record low C = 5.95

| Feb humidity = 46.13

| Mar humidity = 43.78

| May humidity = 18.92

| Jun humidity = 21.83

| Jul humidity = 33.29

| Aug humidity = 40.69

| Sep humidity = 36.87

| Oct humidity = 26.65

| Nov humidity = 27.99

| Dec humidity = 29.69

| Apr humidity = 27.88

| Jand sun = 8.32

| Febd sun = 9.31

| Mard sun = 11.16

| Aprd sun = 12.75

| Mayd sun = 13.49

| Jund sun = 13.93

| Juld sun = 13.71

| Augd sun = 13.05

| Sepd sun = 12.01

| Octd sun = 8.6

| Novd sun = 8.51

| Decd sun = 8.41

| yeard sun = 11.11

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Narowal is an agro-based economy. Its fertile field produces high-quality rice, wheat, maze, corn, and Sugar cane. Rice especially produced in Narowal, is a major export and earn foreign exchange reserves for Pakistan. Wheat production secures food security of the country.{{Citation|title=Pakistan|date=1956-12-31|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/8855fdb8-en|work=Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Far East 1956|series=Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific|pages=147–154|publisher=UN|doi=10.18356/8855fdb8-en|isbn=978-92-1-059935-1|access-date=2021-01-12|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008015006/https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789210599351s003-c014|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}

Except that football manufacturing especially stitching, handicraft is included among industries of Narowal. Various bazaars including Zafarwal Road bazaar, Railway Bazar, Chota Bazar, are famous commercial points while Circular Road Narowal is emerging as a new business hub in the city.

Narowal is known as the "House of knowledge". Its literacy rate is highest among neighbour districts. It is the house of various universities and colleges.

List of universities in Narowal:

• University of Narowal (UON)
• University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Narowal campus
• University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Narowal campus
• Virtual University of Pakistan
• University of Gujrat(UOG), Narowal campus.University of Narowal used to be called as University of Gujrat(UOG)but later on UON got independent and now there is not a single Campus of University of Gujrat in Narowal.

Also there is a regional office of Allama Iqbal Open University in Narowal city.

• list of colleges in Narowal:
• Narowal public school and college, Narowal
• KIPS college Narowal
• Royal college of sciences, Narowal
• Punjab group of colleges, Narowal
• Aspire college, Narowal
• Govt. postgraduate College for women, Narowal
• Degree college for boys, Narowal

and a lot of other private and public sector colleges.

List of medical colleges:

• Narowal medical college, Narowal (public sector)
• Sahara medical college, Narowal (private)
• Al-shifa medical college, Narowal (private)

Narowal public school is one of the largest and best educational institutions in Narowal. There are many other schools like The Educators, Dar e Arqam school system, Hassan Scholars public school and IIUI school system etc. C.M.S. High School Narowal is the oldest school in the region, owned by the famous L.D.BE. Which is the same system that owns institutes like Forman Christian College, Kinnaird College, and Cathedral schools Lahore.

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{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926135654/http://www.dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald53.htm Profile of Narowal District]
• [http://www.uet.edu.pk/campus?RID=info&campus_id=5 UET's official website.]
• [http://narowal.gop.pk/ Official Website of District Government Narowal]
• [https://www.constructionpoint.pk/ Construction Company in Pakistan]

{{Administrative divisions of Narowal District}}

Category:Populated places in Narowal District