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Sheikhupura District

Coordinates: 31°43′12″N 73°58′48″E / 31.72000°N 73.98000°E / 31.72000; 73.98000
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ضِلع شَيخُوپُور

ضلع شیخاپورا
Sheikhupura District
Map of Punjab with Sheikhupura District highlighted
Map of Punjab with Sheikhupura District highlighted
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
HeadquartersSheikhupura
Government
 • District Coordination OfficerKiran Khurshid
Area
 • Total5,960 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Population
 (1998)
 • Total3,321,029
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

Sheikhupura (Urdu: ضِلع شَيخُوپُور) (Punjabi: ضلع شیخاپورا), is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban.[1]

Administration

The district comprises 5 tehsils:

  1. Sheikhupura
  2. Ferozewala
  3. Muridke
  4. Sharaqpur
  5. Safdarabad

References

31°43′12″N 73°58′48″E / 31.72000°N 73.98000°E / 31.72000; 73.98000