Faisalabad District

Infobox Pakistan district
district = Faisalabad District
area =
population =
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caption = Location of Faisalabad District
(highlighted in red) within Punjab.
region = Punjab
established =
nazim = Rana Zahid Touseef
naib_nazim = Mian Amjad Yasin
seats =
tehsils =
languages =
website = http://www.faisalabad.gov.pk/

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Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. [ [http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 census details)] ]

In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad.

Administration

Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division.

The district is currently subdivided into 6 tehsils: [http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html List of Tehsils] ]
#Faisalabad City
#Faisalabad Saddar
#Chak Jhumra
#Sammundri
#Jaranwala
#Tandlianwala

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