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{{Short description|City in Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{About|the city|the district|Okara District|other uses|Okara (disambiguation)}}
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Sahiwal Division|Sahiwal]]
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| population_total = 357935
| population_rank = [[List of largest cities in Pakistan|25th, Pakistan]]
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| population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/Pakistan-100T.html City population of Okara listed] Retrieved 11 April 2021</ref>
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=okara2>[https://www.punjab.gov.pk/okara Okara on Punjab Portal, Government of Punjab website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926164655/https://www.punjab.gov.pk/okara |date=2022-09-26 }} Retrieved 11 April 2021</ref>
| elevation_m = 105
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| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Doctor Zeeshan Hanif<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pakobserver.net/punjab-cm-appoints-juniors-as-dcs-in-22-districts/|title=Punjab CM appoints juniors as DCs in 22 districts|date=6 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022|work=Pakistan Observer (newspaper)}}</ref>
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'''Okara''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اوکاڑہ}}}}), is the capital city of [[Okara District]] in the [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref name="NRB">{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=24&dn=Okara |title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Okara|website= Government of Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043337/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=24&dn=Okara |archive-date=9 February 2012|date=27 November 2011|access-date=11 April 2021}}</ref> The name Okara is derived from ''Okaan'', which is the name of a type of tree.<ref name=okara2/><ref>(Ikram Junaidi) [https://www.dawn.com/news/1314706 Okara farms dispute nearing 'amicable solution'] Dawn (newspaper), Published 14 February 2017, Retrieved 11 April 2021</ref> It is the [[List of most populous cities in Pakistan|23rd largest city of Pakistan]] by population.<ref name="Population city">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-pk-cities-PK.htm|title=Pakistan City & Town Population List|access-date=11 April 2021|website=Tageo.com website}}</ref> The city is located southwest of the city of [[Lahore]] and [[Faisalabad]] is 100 km bypassing away [[Ravi River]]. It is known for its agriculture-based economy and cotton mills. The nearest major city to Okara is [[Sahiwal]], which was formerly known as Montgomery. [[Kasur]] is also located in the east of the city. Pakistan military dairy farms, known for their cheese, are situated in Okara. Pul Dhool near Abdulla Sugar Mill is a town in the Okara district. Pul Dhool is on Hujra Chunian road. From Hujra Shah Muqeem 9KM and from Chunian 17KM.These farms were established before the [[Partition of India|creation]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1947.

==Climate==
The climate of Okara is usually warm and dry. The coldest months are December to February, when temperatures may drop to {{convert|3|C}}, with moderate rainfall. The hottest months are May to July, when temperatures may reach {{convert|45|C}}. The annual average rainfall in the city is approximately {{convert|548|mm}}.<ref name=okara2/>

==History==
Okara is a relatively new agricultural city; during the period of [[British Raj|British rule]] there was a forest of Okaan where the city has been rebuilt, and from this, the name of the city was derived.<ref name=okara2/> During British rule, the area was part of [[Montgomery District]] and contained a large [[Potassium nitrate|saltpeter]] refinery.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_318.gif Punjab - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 312.]</ref> There are many textile mills in Okara. The predominantly Muslim population supported the [[All-India Muslim League|Muslim League]] and the [[Pakistan Movement]]. After the independence of [[Pakistan]] in 1947, the [[Muslim]] refugees settled in the [[Okara District]]. In 1982, the city became the headquarters of the newly created Okara District. Okara has had a railway line since 1892.

Okara is known for its cattle breed known as [[Sahiwal cattle|Sahiwal]] and a [[water buffalo]] breed known as [[Niliravi]]. It is very rich in livestock population and production. Livestock Production Research Institute Bahadar Nagar Farm is a very large government farm near Okara. The farm has many cows, buffalo, bulls (for reproduction), goats, and sheep.

==Administration==
The city of Okara serves as [[Okara District|district]] and [[Okara Tehsil|tehsil]] capital and is itself administratively subdivided into ten [[Union Councils of Pakistan|Union councils]].<ref name="NRB"/>

== Politics ==
'''Political leaders'''
* NA-147 [[Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzoor_Wattoo}}</ref>
* NA-142 [[Chaudhry Riaz-ul-Haq]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://na.gov.pk/en/all_members.php|title = National Assembly of Pakistan}}</ref>
* PP-188 [[Mian Yawar Zaman]]<ref name="pap.gov.pk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/listing/en|title = Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory}}</ref>
* PP-189 [[Muneeb-ul-Haq]]<ref>[https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1435 Profile of Muneeb-ul-Haq on Provincial Assembly Of The Punjab website] Retrieved 11 April 2021</ref>
* NA-143 Ch Nadeem Abbas Raber

== Sights==
* [[Mir Chakar Rind]]
* [[Hujra Shah Muqeem]]
* [[Satluj River]]

==Language==
*[[Okarvi]]
*[[Jatki]]
*[[Jangli]]

== References ==
{{Wikivoyage|Okara}}
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