{{Short description|City in Punjab, Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ārifwāla | native_name = {{Nastaliq|عارفوالا}} | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|30|17|53|N|73|3|22|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Pakistan | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_type4 = Tehsil | subdivision_name1 = Punjab | subdivision_name2 = Sahiwal | subdivision_name3 = Pakpattan | subdivision_name4 = Arifwala | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = | population_total = 157,063 | total_type = Total population | population_rank = 69th, Pakistan | population_as_of = 2023 Census of Pakistan | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-100T.html |website=PAKISTAN: Provinces and Major Cities |publisher=citypopulation.de |accessdate=17 November 2021}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | area_code = 0457 | area_code_type = Calling code | website = | footnotes = | elevation_m_min = | elevation_m_max = }}
'''Ārifwāla''' (Punjabi and {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عارفوالا}}}}) is a city and headquarters of Arif Wala Tehsil of Pakpattan District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.<ref name="NRB">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan|title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan|publisher=Government of Pakistan website|accessdate=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043343/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan|archive-date=9 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is the 69th most populous city in Pakistan. Arifwala is located to the southwest of Pakpattan.
== Demographics ==
=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|11537|1961|18558|1972|28171|1981|43654|1998|74174|2017|111,403|2023|157,063|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>}} According to 2023 census, Arifwala had a population of 157,063. The population of city in 1998 was 74,174 but according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population has risen to 111,403 with a growth of about 50.19% in 19 years.<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/distr/admin/ All Pakistan Districts and Tehsils (scroll down to Pakpattan District for Arif Wala)] Citypopulation.de website, Retrieved 17 November 2021</ref>
== Road projects == The Provincial Development Working Party approved a scheme to rehabilitate a 17 km stretch of road from Bahawalnagar to Arifwala for Rs631.246 million in its 7th meeting. The PDWP, chaired by Abdullah Khan Sumbal, also approved seven other road schemes worth a total of Rs9 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-08-31 |title=Rs9bn road projects approved for Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1707605 |access-date=2023-03-15 |newspaper=Dawn newspaper |language=en}}</ref>
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Category:Cities in Punjab (Pakistan) Category:Populated places in Pakpattan District