Piplan (

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, ) is the main city of

Piplan Tehsil Piplan Tehsil () is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The tehsil is subdivided into 2 Municipal committees and 12 Union Councils - one of which forms the capital Liaqatabad. According ...

Mianwali District The Mianwali District () is a Districts of Pakistan, district located in the Sargodha Division of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Mianwali District remained part of Rawalpindi Division until 1963, when Mianwali District beca ...

, situated in

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, Pakistan. It is almost 52 km from the district capital

Mianwali Mianwali (Saraiki language, Saraiki, ) city in Mianwali Tehsil is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The Largest cities of Pakistan, 81st most populous city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse popu ...

, which lies to the north. Piplan is surrounded by many other similar towns: To the south are the towns of Musa Wali, Mattha, Churkin, Jhanbir and Kaloor Kot, to the north are

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, Alluwali,

Kundian Kundian () is a city of District Mianwali, Tehsil Piplan in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Kundian railway Junction started working in 1887. Population of Kundian is near 50000. Kundian faces cold winds of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, being i ...

and

to the east, Hernoli and Hafiz Wala and to the west is the

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History

The name of Piplan was given historically before the

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in 1947. Many Hindus used to live in Piplan and the name of this town was Peepul or Peepul wala (''Peepul'':

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, regarded as sacred by both Hindus and Buddhists, who call it a "bo tree"). After the

, the name was changed to Peepul-Aan, now written as Piplan.

Geography

Latitude:32.2867, Longitude:71.3664
Altitude (feet) 647,(meters)185
Time zone: UTC+5 Nearby cities and towns

Climate

Piplan has extreme weather, as does the whole district of Mianwali. Summer lasts from May to September; June is the hottest month with an average monthly temperature of 42 °C with a maximum of up to 50 °C. In winter, however, the December and January temperature is as low as a 3 to 4 °C average monthly.

References

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Union councils of Mianwali District Populated places in Mianwali District {{Pakistan-geo-stub