Satellite Town, Rawalpindi

For other uses, see Satellite Town (disambiguation).

Satellite Town (Urdu, Punjabi: سیٹلایٹ ٹاؤن) is a neighbourhood locality and a Union Council Of Rawalpindi City of Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan.^[1][2] It is located close to the capital city Islamabad.

Satellite Town
Neighbourhood
Coordinates: 33°38′0″N 73°4′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
City	Rawalpindi
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	46300

Several notable educational institutions are located in the town,^[3] including Barani Institute of Information Technology, PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi a campus of the Rawalpindi Medical College, a campus of the Punjab College of Commerce, Rawalpindi Women University, and Fazaia Intermediate College. The IIUI Schools network, The City School^[4] and the Beacon School System have local campuses. Pakistan's top university, Quaid-i-Azam University, was initially established here before being shifted to its current location in 1971. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi was also headquartered here, before being moved to Morgah near Attock Refinery, Rawalpindi.

References

1. "Satellite Town". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
2. "Satellite Town Map". Maplandia. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
3. "University of the Punjab- Affiliated Colleges - Govt.-College-Satellite-Town-Rawalpindi". Pu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
4. ":: The City School ::". Thecityschools.edu.pk. Retrieved 2012-03-06.