Pakpattan District

Infobox Pakistan district
district = Pakpattan District
area =
population = 1,286,680
pop_year = 1998
density =
caption =
region = Punjab
established =
nazim = Rao Naseem Hashim Khan
naib_nazim = Tikka Hammad Muhammad Khan [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=1 Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab] ]
seats =
tehsils = 2
languages =
website =

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caption = Location of Pakpattan in Punjab.

Pakpattan District is a district of Punjab Province in Pakistan, Pakpattan is the district capital. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, it had a population of 1,286,680 of which 14% were urban [ [http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre] ] this has now risen to 1,563,000 [ [http://www.punjabpolice.gov.pk/statistics/district.asp?id=169&did=26&district=Pakpattan Punjab Police Official Website - Population of Pakpattan] ] .

Administration

The district is divided into two tehsils, which contain a total of 63 Union Councils: [ [http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=25&dn=Pakpattan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Pakpattan - Government of Pakistan] ]

Location

The capital Pakpattan is located 175-180km from Lahore - the district is bounded to the northwest by Sahiwal District, to the north by Okara District, to the by the Sutlej river and Bahawalnagar District, and to the southwest by Vehari District.

Agriculture

It is known as most fertile area and most of the population of Pakpattan district lives on agriculture. The main crops are wheat, rice, cotton, maize (corn), sugar cane, etc. The primary fruits and vegetables that are harvested are mango, gauva, carrots, potatoes,orange and okra.Mostly canals are six monthly.

ee also

Ajoodhun

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