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Karor Lal Esan كروڑ لعل عيسن | |
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 Shrine of Lal Esan | |
  Karor Lal Esan  Karor Lal Esan | |
| Coordinates:31°08′N70°34′E / 31.13°N 70.57°E /31.13; 70.57 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Layyah |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,721 km2 (1,437 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 594,367 |
| • Density | 326.0/km2 (844/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 0606 |
| Number oftowns | 1 |
| Number ofUnion councils | 1 |
Karor Lal Esan (Urdu:كروڑ لعل عيسن) is a city ofLayyah District in thePunjab province ofPakistan. The city is the capital ofKaror Lal Esan Tehsil and the administrativesubdivision of the district.[2]
It is located at 31°13'0N 70°57'0E with an altitude of 148 metres (488 feet).[3] This city is located on the west coast of theIndus River. The city is located to East of Indus River and Suleman Mountainous ranges, hence the lands in vicinity of river are much fertile growing especially wheat and rice. The area has great potential for natural resources and have a great potential for oil and gas exploration as well defined geological structures (anticlines) have been mapped during the seismic surveys in different areas of Karor that can be potential reservoirs of oil and gas.
Karor Lal Esan has extreme weather (as does the whole district of Layyah). Summer lasts from May to September; June is the hottest month with an average monthly temperature of 50 °C with a maximum of up to 53 °C. In winter, however, the December and January temperatures are as low as 0 to 2 °C average monthly.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °C | 20 | 23 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg low temperature °C | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Rainfall in. (Cm) | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 25.4 | Source:weatherbase | |||||||||||||
In 2010, village area of Karor flooded with Indus river. Houses and crops were destroyed. After that people finally took matters into their own hands and rebuilt their homes on raised dirt platforms five to six feet high.