Sahiwal Division

Sahiwal Division
ساہیوال ڈویژن
Division
Location of Sahiwal (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan.
Location of Sahiwal (in red) in Punjab, Pakistan and (inset) Punjab in Pakistan.
Coordinates: 30°39′52″N 73°6′30″E / 30.66444°N 73.10833°E / 30.66444; 73.10833
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, PakistanPunjab
CapitalSahiwal
Established14 November 2008[1]
Districts3
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerShoaib Iqbal
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division10,302 km2 (3,978 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division8,533,471
 • Density828.33/km2 (2,145.4/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,417,710 (28.33%)
 • Rural
6,115,761
 Combined population of all Districts of Sahiwal
Main language(s)
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (61.02%)
  • Male:
    (67.61%)
  • Female:
    (54.18%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
57000
Dialling code040[3]
Websitesahiwaldivision.punjab.gov.pk

Sahiwal Division (Punjabi, Urdu: ساہیوال) is one of the nine Divisions of Punjab province, Pakistan.

  1. ^ "Commissioners housed in 9 Punjab divisions". GEO Television Network website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "National Dialing Codes". Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2015.