Districts of Punjab, Pakistan

The province of Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan and the second-largest province by area, is divided into 36 districts and nine divisions. Below, you will find an overview of the recent history of districts in Punjab, a map showing each district, the divisions of Khyber Punjab and their districts, and a list showing each district's name, the division the district belongs to, the district's area, the location of the district's headquarters, the district's population and population density (in 2017), the average annual population growth rate of each district (between 1998 and 2017), and a map showing each district's location.

Districts of Punjab
LocationPunjab, Pakistan
Number36 (as of August 15, 2020)
Populations1,156,957 (Hafizabad District) – 11,126,285 (Lahore District)
Areas1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi) (Lahore District) – 24,830 square kilometres (9,590 sq mi) (Bahawalpur District)
GovernmentDistrict Government
City District Government
Zilla Council
SubdivisionsTehsils

Recent History

At the time of the 1998 Census of Pakistan, Punjab had 34 districts.[1] No changes occurred to this setup for seven years, until July 2005, when the tehsils of Nankana Sahib and Safdarabad were separated from Sheikhupura District to become Nankana Sahib District, becoming the province's 35th district.[2] In January 2008, though, the Safdarabad Tehsil was given back to Sheikhupura District.[3] Punjab got its 36th district in February 2009, when the Chiniot Tehsil, which was before a part of Jhang District, was upgraded and given the status of a district.[4] This raised the total number of districts in Punjab to 36, where it stands to this day.

Current Map
Districts of Punjab with their names as of 2020. Colors correspond to divisions

List of districts
Map Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (1998) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
1 Attock Attock 6,858 1,274,935 1,883,556 186
2 Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar 8,878 2,061,447 2,981,919 232
3 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 24,830 2,433,091 3,668,106 98
4 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,153 1,051,456 1,650,518 129
5 Chakwal Chakwal 6,524 1,083,725 1,495,982 166
6 Chiniot Chiniot 2,643 965,124 1,369,740
7 Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan 11,922 2,643,118 2,872,201 238
8 Faisalabad Faisalabad 5,856 5,429,547 7,873,910 927
9 Gujranwala Gujranwala 3,622 3,400,940 5,014,196 939
10 Gujrat Gujrat 3,192 2,748,008 4,756,110 642
11 Hafizabad Hafizabad 2,367 832,980 1,156,957 352
12 Jhang Jhang 8,809 2,834,546 2,743,416 322
13 Jhelum Jhelum 3,587 936,957 1,222,633 261
14 Kasur Kasur 4,796 1,466,000 3,454,996 595
15 Khanewal Khanewal 4,349 2,068,490 2,921,986 476
16 Khushab Jauharabad 6,511 1,205,460 1,281,299 185
17 Lahore Lahore 1,772 6,318,745 11,126,285 3,566
18 Layyah Layyah 6,291 1,120,951 1,824,230 178
19 Lodhran Lodhran 2,778 1,171,800 1,700,620 422
20 Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin 2,673 1,160,552 1,593,292 434
21 Mianwali Mianwali 5,840 1,056,620 1,546,094 181
22 Multan Multan 3,720 3,116,851 4,745,109 838
23 Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh 8,249 2,635,903 4,322,009 320
24 Narowal Narowal 2,337 1,265,097 1,709,757 541
25 Nankana Sahib[5] Nankana Sahib 2,960 1,044,865 1,356,374 458
26 Okara Okara 3,004 2,232,992 3,039,139 510
27 Pakpattan Pakpattan 2,724 1,286,680 1,823,687 472
28 Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan 11,880 3,141,053 4,814,006 264
29 Rajanpur Rajanpur 12,319 1,103,618 1,995,958 90
30 Rawalpindi Rawalpindi 5,286 3,363,911 5,405,633 636
31 Sahiwal Sahiwal 3,201 1,843,194 2,517,560 576
32 Sargodha Sargodha 5,854 2,665,979 3,703,588 455
33 Sheikhupura Sheikhupura 3,030 2,321,029 3,460,426 557
34 Sialkot Sialkot 3,016 1,688,823 3,893,672 903
35 Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh 3,252 1,621,593 2,190,015 499
36 Vehari Vehari 4,364 2,090,416 2,897,446 479

See also

References
  1. "Punjab". Punjab | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Nankana Sahib officially made district". Nankana Sahib officially made district - Newspaper - DAWN.COM. Dawn. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "Nankana Sahib". Nankana Sahib &123; Punjab Portal. Government of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. "Chiniot gets district status: Rs500m for infrastructure". Chiniot gets district status: Rs500m for infrastructure - Newspaper - DAWN.COM. Dawn. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "Nankana becomes district". Dawn.Com. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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