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Jhang District | |
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 Map of Punjab, with Jhang District shown in orange. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Established | 1849[citation needed] |
| Headquarters | Jhang city |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,809 km2 (3,401 sq mi) |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
• Total | 2,834,545 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Languages (1981) | 96.5% Punjabi[2] |
Jhang District (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur) is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital.[3] According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district's population was 2.8 million, of which 23 percent lived in urban areas; and covers an area of 8,809 km².[1]
Administrative divisions
The district comprises on four sub-districts (or Tehsils):[4]
Local education
Notable People
- Sultan Bahoo, founder of the Sarwari Qadiri Sufi order
- Abdus Salam, Noble Prize winner in Physics
- Aleem Dar, cricket player
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Sufi Scholar, Politician, Founder of Minhaj-Ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek
- {Pakrah Sultan}
- Template:Darbar Mahni Shareef
- Sial Sharif, Gadi Nasheen Pir Sial Sharif
References
- ^ a b "Jhang District at a glance" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Stephen P. Cohen (2004). The Idea of Pakistan. Brookings Institution Press. p. 202. ISBN 0815797613.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang the – Government of Pakistan". Nrb.gov.pk. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ Administrative Units of Pakistan (Tehsils/Talukas) Statistics Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics, Government of Pakistan
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Administration: Jhang District | ||
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