Multan District

Multan District
—  District  —
Multan District is located in southern-Punjab.
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Capital	Multan
Established
Government
- District Nazim
- District Naib Nazim
Area
- Total	3,721 km2 (1,436.7 sq mi)
Population (2010)
- Total	4,500,000
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
District Council
Number of Tehsils	1

Multan District (Saraiki|ضلع ملتان) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 3,116,851 of which 41.64% were urban.^[1] Its capital is the city of Multan.

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

The district of Multan is spread over an area of 3,721 square kilometres.

Administration

Multan district is made of four tehsils.

1. Multan Cantonment
2. Multan Sadar
3. Shujabad
4. Jalalpur Pirwala

References

1. ^ Urban Resource Centre - Population according to 1998 census

External links

• Multan City
• Hamara Multan
• Multan District

Coordinates: 30°05′N 71°40′E / 30.083°N 71.667°E / 30.083; 71.667