Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan. The population is 207,388 (1998 Pakistan Census). This city became a small village on the Karachi-Lahore railway line during 1865 when it was named Montgomery after Sir Robert Montgomery, then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab. It was given its current name during 1967 after the Sahi clan of Kharal ja
tt who were the inhabitants of this area. The city is in the densely populated region between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers. The principal crops are wheat, cotton, to***co, legumes, potato and oilseeds. Cotton goods and lacquered woodwork are manufactured. Sahiwal has several educational institutes including the Divisional Public School (DPS), St. Mary's Convent High School, Government Immamia College, Government Postgraduate College (GPGC) and Government College for Men and Women. The District Hospital commonly referred to as the Civil Hospital is the largest hospital of Sahiwal.
