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Multan
ضِلع مُلتان | |
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 Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
| Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E / 29.933°N 71.367°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 | |
| • Total | 5,362,305 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Languages | Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu |
| Website | multan |
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.[3]
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.[4]
- ^ "Multan District at Glance". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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2023censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "District Profile | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Our History | Multan". multan.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.