# Bholari

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{{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}}
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| coordinates        = {{coord|25|19|0|N|68|13|0|E|region:PK|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map        = Sindh#Pakistan
| subdivision_type   = [Country](/source/Country)
| subdivision_name   = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| subdivision_type1  = [Province](/source/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name1  = [Sindh](/source/Sindh)
| subdivision_type2  = [District](/source/Subdivisions_of_Pakistan)
| subdivision_name2  = [Jamshoro District](/source/Jamshoro_District)
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| population_total   = 169,613
| population_as_of   = 2023
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| footnotes          = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/sind/thatta/bholari/|title=Bholari Map &#124; Pakistan Google Satellite Maps|website=www.maplandia.com}}</ref>
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'''Bholari''', romanised: ''Bholāri'',{{efn|({{Langx|sd|{{Naskh|ڀولڙي}}}}); ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|بھولاری}}}})}} is a city situated in the [Jamshoro District](/source/Jamshoro_District) of [Sindh](/source/Sindh), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). It lies approximately 8 kilometres southwest of [Kotri](/source/Kotri), located between the [Karachi–Hyderabad motorway](/source/M-9_motorway_(Pakistan)) in the north and the [N-5 National Highway](/source/N-5_National_Highway) to the south. Bholari is integrated into the national railway system through the [Bholari railway station](/source/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](/source/Pakistan_Bureau_of_Statistics)}}</ref>}}
According to the [2023 census](/source/2023_Pakistani_census), Bholari had a population of 169,613.

== Bholari Air Base ==
The [Pakistan Air Force](/source/Pakistan_Air_Force)'s new [PAF Base Bholari](/source/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](/source/Dawn_(newspaper)) |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](/source/No._19_Squadron_PAF) equipped with [F-16](/source/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon) multirole fighter aircraft.

== Notes ==
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==References==
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Category:Jamshoro District
Category:Populated places in Jamshoro District
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