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Punjab Cities Growth Atlas | Section-4 - City Profiles

District: Rawalpindi

Urban Expansion

Rawalpindi-Islamabad DHQ

Rawalpindi

146.0
146.0
115.0
115.0 233.0 441.0
146.0
146.0
115.0
233.0
Contiguous Urban Development
146.0 Sq. km 261.0 Sq. km 494.0 Sq. km 935.0 Sq. km
Taxila

79%
Islamabad-Rawalpindi
89%

68%
Taxila
90%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

1995-2005 2005-2015

Annual Area Growth Rate

7.0% 6.6% 6.3% 6.7%
6.0% 6.0%
6.0% 5.3%
17.2
5.0%
17.2
4.0% 11.6 11.6
17.2 17.2 26.0 49.5
3.0%
2.0%
11.6 26.0
1.0%
0.0% 17.2 Sq. km 28.8 Sq. km 54.8 Sq. km 104.3 Sq. km
Islamabad- Rawalpindi Taxila Urban Expansion (Sq. Km)
Scale: 1 Inch = 13 Km
The base map in grey is adapted from Google Earth 2017.

1995 2005 2015 2025 (Projected)
1995-2005 2005-2015 1995-2015

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