Multan District
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Multan District (Urdu: ضِلع مُلتان), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of 4.75 million (as of 2017) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.[3]
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Multan
ضِلع مُلتان | |
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Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Multan |
Headquarters | Multan |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Mayor | None (vacant) |
• Deputy Commissioner | Mudasir Riaz Malik (BPS-19 PAS) |
• District Police Officer | Mansoorul Haq Rana (BPS-19 PSP) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,720 km2 (1,440 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,362,305 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Languages | Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu |
Website | multan |
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Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran were Tehsils of Multan district. Vehari was made separate district in 1976. Khanewal was cut off from Multan and made a separate district in 1985. Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan in 1991.[4]