Table 1.
Coordinates and climatic characteristics of the study districts of Punjab province, Pakistan.
| Punjab province (Zone) | Districts | Coordinates | Elevation above sea level (ft) | Average temperature ( ° C) | Camel Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latitude (°N) | Longitude (°E) | Summer | Winter | ||||||
| Max.* | Min.* | Max.* | Min.* | ||||||
| Central | Faisalabad | 31° 27' | 73° 8' | 607 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 687 |
| Chiniot | 31° 43' | 72° 58' | 597 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 663 | |
| Jhang | 31° 16' | 72° 19' | 515 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 1,265 | |
| Northern | Mianwali | 32° 35' | 71° 32' | 705 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 1,886 |
| Bhakkar | 31° 37' | 71° 3' | 561 | 41 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 5,310 | |
| Khushab | 32° 18' | 72° 17' | 600 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3,712 | |
| Sargodha | 32° 5' | 72° 40' | 620 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 774 | |
| Southern | Bahawalnagar | 30° 0' | 73° 15' | 511 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 681 |
| Layyah | 25° 20' | 55° 22' | 479 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3,155 | |
| Muzaffar Garh | 32° 7' | 80° 3' | 390 | 42 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1,687 | |
| Bahawalpur | 29° 21' | 71° 41' | 370 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1,078 | |
| Rahim Yar Khan | 28° 35' | 77° 14' | 272 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 1,921 | |
| Lodhran | 29° 32' | 71° 37' | 377 | 41 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 115 | |
*
Max., Maximum; Min., Minimum.