Rajanpur
| Rajanpur راجن پور | |
|---|---|
| City | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rajanpur District |
| Foundation of Old City | 1770s |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | +6 (UTC) |
| Postal code | 33500 |
| Dialling code | 604[1] |
| Acronym | RJP |
| Demonym | Rajanpuri |
| Website | http://www.tmarajanpur.com/ |
Rajanpur (Urdu: راجن پُور), is a city and the headquarters of Rajanpur District in the far southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. The district lies entirely west of the Indus River. it is a narrow, 32 kilometres (20 mi) to 64 kilometres (40 mi) wide strip of land sandwiched between the Indus River on the east and the Sulaiman Mountains on the west. It had a population of 42,986 in 1998.[2]
Language
Inhabitants of Rajan pur District speak a great variety of Punjabi dialects, although most of these dialects are claimed as separate language “Saraiki”, but because of good and loving nature of people there is no distinction or hate among different Punjabi dialects namely Derawali, Majhi or standard, Raangri and Riasti. Urdu being national language is spoken and understood by the sizeable population.[3][4]
References
Coordinates: 29°06′12″N 70°19′30″E / 29.10333°N 70.32500°E