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Sargodha District

Coordinates: 32°10′N 72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500
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Sargodha District
District
Location of Sargodha in Punjab.
Location of Sargodha in Punjab.
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
CapitalSargodha
Government
 • District NazimInam-ul-Haq Piracha
 • District Naib NazimSultan Ali[1]
Area
 • Total5,864 km2 (2,264 sq mi)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total2,665,979
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

Sargodha District (Template:Lang-ur) is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety. The district has an area of 5,864 km2[2].

Administration

Until divisions were abolished as part of government reforms in 2000, Sargodha was divisional headquarters of Sargodha Division. Sargodha division was composed of the following districts:

  1. Sargodha District
  2. Khushab District
  3. Mianwali District
  4. Bhakkar District

Tehsils

Sargodha District is administratively divided into five Tehsils, which contain a total of 161 Union Councils[3], population according to the 1998 census of Pakistan[4]:

Tehsil Population No. of Unions
Bhalwal 820,000 53
Kot Momin 420,000 30
Sahiwal 236,000 14
Sargodha 1,081,000 62
Shahpur 274,000 16
Sillanwali 255,000 16
Total 2,666,000 161

Media

  • Radio Pakistan Sargodha (FM Band),Club Road Sargodha.
  • FM Sunrise (96 MHz) Most popular, also plays Indian and western music, Aziz Bhatti Town Sargodha
  • Pakistan Television Islamabad centre terrestrial transmissions at VHF and UHF band routed from Sakesar rebroadcast centre.

Demography

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the district had a population of 2,665,979 of which 27.96% lived in urban settlements.[5]

References

  1. ^ Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab
  2. ^ District Wise - Sargodha
  3. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sargodha - Government of Pakistan
  4. ^ 1998 Census figues
  5. ^ Urban Resource Centre

32°10′N 72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500


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