Table 2.

Agro-climatic zones of Pakistan: associated districts and meteorological stations

Agro-climatic zones	Districts	Meteorological stations
Rice/Wheat Punjab	Sialkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore, Kasur, Narowal, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad	Lahore, Sialkot
Mixed Punjab	Sargodha, Khushab, Jhang, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Okara	Faisalabad, Sargodha
Cotton/Wheat Punjab	Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahimyar Khan, Multan, Vehari, Lodhran, Khanewal, Pakpatan	Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar
Low Intensity Punjab	Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Dera Ismail Khan	Mianwali, Dera Ismail Khan
Barani (Rain-Fed) Punjab	Attock, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Chakwal	Jhelum, Islamabad
Cotton/Wheat Sindh	Sukkur, Khairpur, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Tharparkar, Nowshehro feroz, Ghotki, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar	Nawabshah, Hyderabad
Rice/Other Sindh	Jacobabad, Larkana, Dadu, Thatta, Badin, Shikarpur, Karachi	Jacobabad, Larkana, Badin, Karachi
Other North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)	All NWFP except Dera Ismail Khan	Dera Ismail Khan
Other Balochistan	All Balochistan	Chaghai, Gwadar, Quetta, Zhob

Source: Asian Development Bank, 2005; and Pakistan Meteorological Department.