Sahiwal Division
Sahiwal Division (Punjabi, Urdu: ساہیوال) is one of the nine Divisions of Punjab province, Pakistan.
Sahiwal Division
ساہیوال ڈویژن | |
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Location of Sahiwal (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan. | |
| Coordinates: 30°39′52″N 73°6′30″E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Sahiwal |
| Established | 14 November 2008 |
| Districts | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Salwat Saeed |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,302 km2 (3,978 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 7,380,386 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Combined population of all Districts of Sahiwal | |
| Main language(s) | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 57000 |
| Dialling code | 040 |
| Website | sahiwaldivision |
It was formed by merging parts of Lahore Division and Multan Division and took its name Sahiwal from the district and city of the same name, which in turn are named for the Sahi Clan of the Kharal tribe, the traditional inhabitants of the area. On 14 November 2008, Sahiwal Division was reorganized into three districts: Sahiwal District, Okara District, and Pakpattan District. Sahiwal is the capital of the Sahiwal Division. In 1998, the population of Sahiwal was 6,271,247. The population rate of growth was 1.92 percent per annum.
About 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Sahiwal is Harappa, an ancient city of the Indus Valley civilization. About 28 miles (45 km) west of Sahiwal, at Kamalia township, is the site of Malli, a city captured by Alexander the Great in 325 BCE. Alexander stayed in this region of Punjab for two years in a time of frequent military conflict.