Pakpattan District
- 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 =
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
tehsil s, 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 bySahiwal District , to the north byOkara District , to the by the Sutlej river andBahawalnagar District , and to the southwest byVehari 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.
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