Faisalabad District
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| Faisalabad District | |
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| — District — | |
 (highlighted in red) within Punjab. |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Faisalabad City |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| - District Nazim | Rana Zahid Touseef |
| - District Naib Nazim | Mian Amjad Yasin |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 7,000,000< |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Website | http://www.faisalabad.gov.pk/ |
Faisalabad District (Urdu: ضلع فیصل آباد) is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. [2]
In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad.
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Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division.
The district is currently subdivided into 6 tehsils: [3]
- Faisalabad
- Faisalabad Saddar Tehsil
- Chak Jhumra
- Samundri Tehsil
- Jaranwala Tehsil
- Tandlianwala Tehsil
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Coordinates: 31°25′05.10″N 73°04′39.27″E / 31.418083°N 73.077575°E
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