Haroonabad or Harunabad is a town of Bahawalnagar District

Bahawalnagar District

Bahawalnagar District is a district of Punjab province in Pakistan. The district is situated on the border, before the independence of Pakistan, Bahawal Nagar was a part of Bahawalpur state governed by the Nawab of Bahawalpur...

, in the Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 Province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. The town is the headquarters of Haroonabad Tehsil

Haroonabad Tehsil

Haroonabad Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Haroonabad is the headquarters of the tehsil which is administratively subdivided into 22 Union Councils....

 and administrative subdivision of the district.

Administration

Haroonabad consists of 22 Unions which are mostly villages. The only noticeable sub-urban town is Faqirwali

Faqirwali

Faqirwali is a town of Bahawalnagar District in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan. The nearest sub-district to the north is Haroonabad and to the south is Fortabbas....

 apart from Haroonabad city's own unions.

History

Haroonabad was established in 1920's and was named after one of the sons of Nawab of Bahawalpur, as it was a new town in the State of Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur

Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...

. It is widely known that old name of Haroonabad used to be "Badru Wala" (Urdu: بدرو والا)

The city of Haroonabad is located on the edge of the Cholistan desert in southern Punjab province, close to the Indian border. In 1998 the population was 63,000 and apart from the small-scale seasonal, cotton-related industrial activities such as washing and ginning (separation of seeds and fibre), there was no major industry in the town. More contemporarily, it is a consistent support bloc for the Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

The Pakistan Muslim League or officially Pakistan Muslim League is a centrist, modern political party in Pakistan. The present form of PML-Q was formed prior to 2002 general elections....

 political party.

Climate

The average climate of Haroonabad is hot and humid. The temperature extremes occur during the months of May, June, and July, when the temperature reaches up to 49-53°C. In August, the monsoon

Monsoon

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 seasons starts, with heavy rainfall throughout the area. December and January are the coldest months, when temperatures can drop up to -1 °C.

The annual average rainfall is 160 mm.

Economy

The economy is based around agriculture, cotton being of major importance, followed by cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed...

. Malik Cotton Ginning & Allied Industries, , Raja Cotton Factory and Chawla Cotton Factory are located in Haroonabad. The headquarters

Headquarters

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 of two national brands of tea are also here, Vital Tea and Prime Tea. Wastewater is not used for irrigation.

Notable landmarks

• Jamia Mosque

• Government Boys High School Hostel

• Railway Station Building

• Municipal Committee Building