Mianwali Division

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Mianwali Division
میانوالی ڈویژن
Mianwali Division.png
Location of Mianwali Division in Punjab
Coordinates: 32°10′N72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E / 32.167; 72.500
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Punjab.svg   Punjab
Capital Mianwali
Establishedproposed 14 January 2023;2 years ago (14 January 2023)
Split from Sargodha Division
Rawalpindi Division
Districts 3
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerN/A
  Regional Police OfficerN/A
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
   Urban
N/A
   Rural
N/A
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Dialling code 0459 (Mianwalli), 0453 (Bhakkar), 04(Talagang)

Mianwali Division is a proposed administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Mianwali city would be the capital of the division. [1] As of 2024, the division has not been established. [2]

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On January 14, 2023, CM Pervaiz Elahi announced that Mianwali and Bhakkar districts upgraded to divisional status, carved from the Sargodha Division. Newly formed Talagang district from the northern Rawalpindi Division would also be part of the division. [3] [4] However, the Election Commission of Pakistan barred the Punjab government from issuing the notification of granting the status of division to Mianwali, as it was conducting delimitation for by-polls in the province, the line of demarcation could not be drawn at the time. [3]

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Mianwali Mianwali 5,8401,798,268307.462.87%
2 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,1531,957,470240.555.68%
3 Talagang Talagang 2,932602,246205.06N/A
Mianwali Division16,9254,357,984257.36N/A

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Bhakkar 2,427809,789333.6658.56% Bhakkar District
2 Darya Khan 1,719421,309245.0951.09%
3 Kaloorkot 2,239415,708185.6755.43%
4 Mankera 1,768310,664175.7154.83%
5 Isakhel 1,863414,100222.2855.02% Mianwali District
6 Mianwali 2,689908,405337.8266.09%
7 Piplan 1,288475,763369.3863.46%
8 Talagang 2,022457,635226.3375.63% Talagang District
9 Lawa 910144,611158.9171.37%
10 Multan Khurd N/AN/AN/AN/A

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