{{Short description|City in Sindh, Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | settlement_type = City | name = Bholari<br>{{nq|بھولاری}} | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_map = | image_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|19|0|N|68|13|0|E|region:PK|display=inline}} | pushpin_map = Sindh#Pakistan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Sindh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Jamshoro District | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | population_total = 169,613 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_na = | website = | footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/sind/thatta/bholari/|title=Bholari Map | Pakistan Google Satellite Maps|website=www.maplandia.com}}</ref> }}
'''Bholari''', romanised: ''Bholāri'',{{efn|({{Langx|sd|{{Naskh|ڀولڙي}}}}); ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|بھولاری}}}})}} 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 integrated into the national railway system through the Bholari railway station, providing connectivity to regional and national rail networks.
== Demographics ==
=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|......|1998|...|2017|158,239|2023|169,613|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 the 2023 census, Bholari had a population of 169,613.
== Bholari Air Base == The Pakistan Air Force's new PAF Base Bholari was inaugurated in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=PAF Inaugurates New Operational Air Base At Bholari Near Karachi |url=https://www.paf.gov.pk/events/125 |publisher=Pakistan Air Force |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PAF's Bholari base inaugurated |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1378825 |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=dawn.com |publisher=Dawn |date=26 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Dec-2015/khawaja-asif-lays-foundation-stone-of-paf-bholari-base-in-jamshoro|title=Khawaja Asif lays foundation stone of PAF Bholari base in Jamshoro|date=December 10, 2015|website=The Nation}}</ref> The base hosts the No. 19 Squadron PAF equipped with F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.
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Category:Jamshoro District Category:Populated places in Jamshoro District {{Sindh-geo-stub}}