Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division
ڈیرہ غازی خان ڈویژن | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38,778 km2 (14,972 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,892,465 |
Dera Ghazi Khan Division is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The division was established in 1982.
Districts
[edit]It contains the following districts:[2]
- Dera Ghazi Khan District
- Jampur District
- Kot Addu District
- Layyah District
- Muzaffargarh District
- Rajanpur District
- Taunsa District
History
[edit]During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division. [3] Dera Ghazi Khan was made into a separate division in 1982 and took more than 60% land area of Multan division. The division system was abolished in 2000 but restored in 2008 after the restoration of democracy in the country.[4]
Demographics
[edit]The division's population was 12.89 million in 2023 census.[5]
See also
[edit]- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Louis Dane - In 1876 he was posted to the Punjab as assistant commissioner in Dera Ghazi Khan
- Mustafa Zaidi - served as assistant commissioner of Dera Ghazi Khan
- Andrew Jukes (missionary) He was sent to Baloch mission at Dera Ghazi Khan, where he stayed until 1906
- Robert Groves Sandeman - in 1866 he was appointed district officer of Dera Ghazi Khan
References
[edit]- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ Dera Ghāzi Khān District Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 248.
- ^ "KHĀN". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia Online. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Announcement of Results of 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 'The Digital Census' | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
30°28′N 70°24′E / 30.467°N 70.400°E
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