Multan District

Multan District (Urdu: ضِلع مُلتان), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 (1.315 million or 42.2% in urban areas).[1][3][5] Its capital is the city of Multan. The district of Multan is spread over an area of 3,721 square kilometres.

Multan
ضِلع مُلتان
District of Punjab
Top: Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Bottom: Aerial view of Ghanta Ghar Chowk
Multan District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionMultan
HeadquartersMultan
Number of Tehsils4
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMudasir Riaz Malik
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
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 • Total3,721 km2 (1,437 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[4]
 • Total4,746,166
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
LanguagesSaraiki, Punjabi, Urdu

Location

Multan District is surrounded by the Khanewal to the North and North East, the Vehari to the East and Lodhran to the South. The Chenab River passes on its Western side, across which lies Muzaffargarh.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 4,746,166, of which 2,435,195 were males and 2,310,408 females. Rural population is 2,687,246 while the urban population is 2,058,920. The literacy rate was 60.21%. Muslims were the predominant religious community with 99.37% of the population while Christians were 0.54% of the population.[4]

At the time of the 2017 census, 64.41% of the population spoke Saraiki, 17.77% Punjabi and 16.20% Urdu as their first language.[4]

Tehsils
  1. Jalalpur Pirwala
  2. Multan City
  3. Multan Saddar
  4. Shujabad

References
  1. "Multan District at Glance". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. "Punjab-Population of Urban Places 1901-98". Urban Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  3. "Pakistan: General Information". Geohive. Geohive. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Punjab-Population of Urban Places 1901-98". Urban Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.


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