Bholari
Appearance
Bholari بھولاری | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 25°19′0″N 68°13′0″E / 25.31667°N 68.21667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Sindh |
District | Jamshoro District |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 169,613 |
[1] |
Bholari, romanised: Bholāri,[a] is a city situated in the Jamshoro District of Sindh, Pakistan. It lies approximately 8 kilometres southwest of Kotri, located between the Karachi–Hyderabad motorway in the north and the N-5 National Highway to the south. Bholari is also integrated into the national railway system through the Bholari railway station, providing connectivity to regional and national rail networks.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | ... | — |
1961 | ... | — |
1972 | ... | — |
1981 | ...... | — |
1998 | ... | — |
2017 | 158,239 | — |
2023 | 169,613 | +1.16% |
Sources:[2] |
According to 2023 census, Bholari had a population of 169,613.
Bholari Air Base
[edit]The Pakistan Air Force's new PAF Base Bholari was inaugurated in end-December 2017.[3][4] [5] The base hosts the Number 19 Multirole Squadron equipped with F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bholari Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "PAF Inaugurates New Operational Air Base At Bholari Near Karachi". Pakistan Air Force. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "PAF's Bholari base inaugurated". dawn.com. Dawn. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Khawaja Asif lays foundation stone of PAF Bholari base in Jamshoro". The Nation. 10 December 2015.