Muzaffargarh District
Muzaffargarh District | |
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 Map of Punjab with Muzaffargarh District highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Muzaffargarh |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 3,504,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
*Muzaffar Garh Was Founded By Faiz Ali Mehdi .He Was A Great Worrior Of His Time.He Was A son Of Syed Azhar Hussain Zaidi.
Muzaffargarh (Urdu: ضلع مظفر گڑھ) is a district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Saraiki Waseb. It is spread over an area of 8,249 km2. Muzaffargarh District lies in the strip between the rivers Chenab and Indus, which pass along the Eastern and Western boundaries respectively of the district and a triangle at Alipur tehsil of the district. The district is bounded on the north by district Layyah, on the south by Bahawalpur and Rahimyar Khan districts across the river Chenab. Districts Multan and Khanewal are on the eastern side of district Muzaffargarh, across the river Chenab. District Jhang touches it on the northeast. Dera Gahzi Khan and Rajanpur districts lie on the western side across the river Indus. It is one of oldest districts of Punjab. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the population of the district was 2,635,903, of which 12.75% were urban.[1]
History
Muzaffar Garh is one of the oldest districts of Punjab established in 1861 by the British. The district traces its name from its main town Muzaffargarh which in turn was named after its founder Nawab Muzaffar Khan. The word Muzaffar Garh means the "The Fort of Muzaffar" due the fact that the old city is encompassed by the fort built by Nawab Muzaffar Khan in 1794.
Milkha Singh, a famous Indian athlete was born here in 1935 when Muzaffar Garh was part of Undivided India.
Time of Muzafargarh is adopted as Pakistan Standard Time.
Climate and general soil conditions
Muzaffargarh District has extreme hot and cold climates throughout its area. A large area of the district consists of sand dunes and barren land. Almost all the area of tehsil Alipur and some parts of Muzaffargarh tehsil are flooded each year.
Administration
The district is administratively divided into the following four tehsils (subdivisions), which contain a total of 93 Union Councils:[2]
| Tehsil | No. of Unions |
|---|---|
| Alipur | 30 |
| Jatoi | 16 |
| Kot Addu | 28 |
| Muzaffargarh | 35 |
| Total | 109 |
Education
The literacy rate in the district is one of the lowest in the country,[citation needed] and it does not have a university. Educational institutes include Superior Science Secondary School, Misali Zikriya Higher Secondary School, Pakistan Inter Science College, Bimillah Science Academy, Mondka High School and Sardar Kaurey khan public higher secondary school.Azhar Hussain Zaidi Was a Best Teacher Of His Time.
Agriculture
Major Crops
Wheat, sugarcane and cotton are the main crops grown in the district. Rice, jawar, bajra, moong, mash, masoor, ground nuts, maize and oil seeds such as rape / mustard and sunflower are also grown in minor quantities in the district.
Fruits
Mangoes, dates, citrus and pomegranate are the main fruits grown in the district. Dates, jaman, pears, phalsa and bananas are also grown in minor quantities in the district.
Vegetables
Onions, carrots, cauliflower and peas are the main vegetables grown in the district. Ladyfinger, turnips, tomatoes, potatoes, garlic and chillies are also grown in the district in minor quantities.
Forests
An area of 100,864 acres is forested in the district. There is also linear plantation of 1250 A.V. mile the roads/rails/canals in the district. Trees grown in the area are kikar, shisham, millbury, eucalyptus, bamboo and coconut.
Major industries
The district's major industries include cotton ginning and pressing, flour mills, jute textile, oil mills, paper/paperboard articles, petroleum products, polypropylene bags, power generation, readymade garments, solvent extraction, sugar, textile composite and textile spinning.
PARCO
PARCO's Mid-Country Refinery is the country's latest, largest and most complex refinery and employs critical processes involved in refining. Commissioned in the year 2000, PARCO’s 100,000 barrels per day, state-of-the-art Mid-Country Refinery (MCR) at Mahmood Kot in Muzaffar Garh, represents about 35% of Pakistan’s refining capacity. It helps substitute import of refined, value-added oil products to the tune of US$ 100 million per year. The MCR mainly processes crude oil of Upper Zakum from Abu Dhabi and light Arabian crude from Saudi Arabia.
KAPCO
Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) was incorporated in 1996 with the purpose of contributing economic power to the national grid. KAPCO has shown exceptional results in the area of plant maintenance, availability, quality standards and financial performance. In April 2005 KAPCO was formally listed on all the three Stock Exchanges of Pakistan.
AES Lalpir
Lal Pir (Pvt.) Limited owns and operates Lal Pir Thermal Power station, the most efficient power plant in Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffargarh.
TPS Muzaffargarh
The Thermal Power Station Muzaffargarh consists of 3 oil-fired steam-operated units of 210 MW, each with provision of adding another 3 units of same or more capacity.
Notable People
Qazi Muhammad Tahir Kareem
Nasir Abbas
