Sargodha District

Infobox Pakistan district
district = Sargodha District
area = 5,864
population = 2,665,979
pop_year = 1998
density =
region = Punjab
established =
nazim = Inaam-ul-Haq Piracha
naib_nazim = Sultan Ali [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=1 Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab] ]
seats =
tehsils = 5
languages =
website =

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caption = Location of Sargodha in Punjab.

Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety. The district has an area of 5,864 km² [ [http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/statistics/district.asp?id=169&did=31&district=Sargodha District Wise - Sargodha] ] .

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the district had a population of 2,665,979 of which 27.96% lived in urban settlements. [ [http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre] ]

Administration

Until divisions were abolished as part of government reforms in 2000, Sargodha was divisional headquarters of Sargodha Division. Sargodha division was composed of the following districts:
# Sargodha District
# Khushab District
# Mianwali District
# Bhakkar District

Tehsils

Sargodha District is administratively divided into five Tehsils, which contain a total of 161 Union Councils [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=32&dn=Sargodha Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sargodha - Government of Pakistan] ] , population according to the 1998 census of Pakistan [ [http://pportal.punjab.gov.pk/portal/portal/media-type/html/group/329/page/default.psml/js_pane/P-103d7bf23cf-10005;jsessionid=0a00000230d8e1084dc79528459fa58eefc18df775b2.e34Ma3iPcheLci0TaNqMaN0OaNv0n6jAmljGr5XDqQLvpAe/nav/right?nav=left 1998 Census figues] ] :

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