Lahore District
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 Map of Lahore District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| Coordinates: 31°25′N 74°20′E / 31.417°N 74.333°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Lahore |
| Headquarters | Lahore |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • District Commissioner | Muhammad Ali[1] |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,004,135 |
| • Density | 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Website | lahore |
Lahore District (Punjabi: ضلع لہور; Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital, Lahore and surrounding areas. It is the most populous district of Pakistan, with a population of over 11 million in 2017.[3][4]
The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi). Before 1976, district Lahore had 3 tehsils. Tehsil Lahore, Tehsil Kasur and Tehsil Chunian. But in 1976, Kasur and Chunian tehsils became Kasur district and separate from Lahore District.[5][6]
- ^ "Lahore: 'Roti' price increases Rs2 without district govt's permission". Dunya News. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Towns and Unions in the City District of Lahore". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Lahore District". Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago website. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Geographical Boundaries of Lahore". lahore.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Punjab-Lahore -". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
"Lahore district is bounded on the north and west by Sheikhupura district, on the east by India's Amritsar district, and on the south by Kasur district. River Ravi flows on the northern side of Lahore, and separates it from Sheikhupura district.