Geography

The geographical representation of the District Chakwal is as follows:

  • Located in the Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Total area of Chakwal is 1,864,934 acres
  • Elevation of Chakwal is 498 m above sea level
  • Chakwal District is bordered by Khushab to its south, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east, Mianwali to its west and Attock to its northwest
  • It is located 90 km southeast of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 km from the provincial capital, Lahore
  • The southern portion runs up into the Salt Range and includes the Chail Peak, 3,701 feet (1,128 m) above the sea, the highest point in the district. Between this and the Sohan river which follows more or less the northern boundary, the country consists of what was once a fairly level plain, sloping down from 2,000 feet (610 m) at the foot of the hills to 1,400 feet (430 m) in the neighborhood of the Sohan; the surface is now much cut up by ravines and is very difficult to travel over