Lawa Tehsil | |
Other Name: | تحصیل لاوا |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
Coordinates: | 32.6964°N 71.9323°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Union Council |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Name2: | Talagang |
Subdivision Name3: | 6 |
Seat: | Lawa |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Title1: | Vice Chairman |
Area Total Km2: | 977.7 |
Elevation M: | 427 |
Population Total: | 125893 |
Population As Of: | 2017[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 128.8 |
Population Urban: | 110266 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 48250 |
Area Code: | 0543 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Languages |
Blank Info Sec1: | Urdu, Punjabi |
Lawa Tehsil (تحصیل لاوا), is a tehsil of Talagang District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] It is located with an altitude of 508 metres (1669 feet) and lies adjacent to Mianwali District.[3] Lawa is pre-dominantly inhabited by the Awan tribe. It has boundaries with Mardwal via Goohal on one side while through Darbata is links with Kalabagh. Neighbour is Danda Shah Bilawal & Wadi Soon Sakesar.
Lawa has Notable Islamic & Asri Educational Institutions
Islamic Madaris
Government Institutes
Private Schools
Lawa is 417m above sea level. In Lāwa, the climate is warm and temperate. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Lāwa than in summer. According humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).The average temperature in Lāwa is 22.6 °C | 72.7 °F. The rainfall here is around 887 mm | 34.9 inch per year.The driest month is November. There is 19 mm | 0.7 inch of precipitation in November. With an average of 193 mm | 7.6 inch, the most precipitation falls in July.
With an average of 32.2 °C | 90.0 °F, June is the warmest month.[5] January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 11.4 °C | 52.5 °F[6]
Jashn-e- Nezabazi
Jashn-e- Nezabazi Lawa is an annual event held in March on Danda Lawa road. Teams come from all over Punjab. 200 horses and riders participated. Malik Ameer Mohammed khan nawab of Lawa was a famous player of nezabazi back in 50s n 60s.