Kamoke ( pnb, , ur, ) is a city in
Gujranwala District,
Punjab,
Pakistan. It is the
30th largest city of Pakistan. The city is the capital of
Kamoke Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district and is itself subdivided into eight
Union Councils. It is located on the
Grand Trunk Road 21 km
3.0 mifrom
Gujranwala
Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...
and 44 km
7.3 mifrom
Lahore.
History
Kamoke city was settled in the era of
Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...
. It was declared a tehsil in 1992 by Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif after constant persuasion by MPA CH Abdul Wakeel khan father of MPA CH Akhter Ali khan.
Administration
Kamoke is administered by Town Municipal Administration under City District Government Gujranwala. It has Tehsil Civil Courts, its own circle of police, and a tehsil headquarters hospital.
Communication
Kamoke is situated at the Grand Trunk (G.T.) Road, about 49 kilometres in the north from Lahore. It is almost at equal distances from Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore and Sialkot International Airport. Kamoki is also located at the main Lahore Rawalpindi Railway Line.
Trade and Industry
Kamoke is known for its rice, which is grown in its surrounding areas. Kamoke is also the largest rice market in the sub-continent where most kinds of rice, which include Basmati, Super Basmati, Karnal, etc. are grown, processed, and exported to the whole world.
Demographics
The population was 152,288 in 1998. The 2017 census shows a population of 249,767, an average annual growth of 2.6% since 1998, slightly above the national average of 2.4%.
References
External links
Google Map of KamokeWikiMapia Sub Maps of Kamoke
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Cities and towns in Gujranwala District