Multan Division

Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.

History

Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent. The division lay between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the Sutlej divided it from Bahawalpur] on the south-east, while the Indus flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan, or, in the hot season, at. Fort Munro. The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901. According to the 1881 census of India the population of the area now included was 2,036,956, in 1891 it had risen to 2,277,605, and in 1901 to 3,014,675. The total area was 29,520 square miles (76,500 km²), the division was composed of the following districts:^[1]

District	Area sq mi	Population 1901	Revenue (Rs 1,000)
Mianwali	7,816	424,588	5,67
Jhang	6,652	1,002,636	27,13
Multan	6,107	710,626	17,51
Muzaffargarh	3,635	405,656	8,46
Dera Ghazi Khan	5,306	471,149	6,41
Total	29,516	3,014,675	65,18

References

1. ^ Multan Division - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 22.

Coordinates: 30°00′N 71°40′E / 30°N 71.667°E / 30; 71.667