Nankana Sahib
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 Map of Nankana Sahib District | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′58″N 73°42′23″E / 31.449561°N 73.70648°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Lahore |
| Established | May 2005 |
| Headquarters | Nankana Sahib |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 2,216 km2 (856 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| 1,634,871 | |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 323,388 |
| • Rural | 1,311,483 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 04941 |
| Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | nankana |
Nankana Sahib District (Punjabi: ضلع ننکاݨا صاحب; Urdu: ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Lahore and about 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Faisalabad. Until 2005, it was part of Sheikhupura District.[3]
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Punjab (scroll down to Sheikhupura District to find Nankana Sahib under old setup of 2005)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2023.