Multan District
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.
Multan
ضِلع مُلتان | |
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Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| 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 (2023) | |
| • Total | 5,362,305 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Languages | Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Website | multan |
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.
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