Multan Division

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Multan Division
ملتان ڈویژن
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Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerEngineer Abdul Aamer Khattak (BPS-20 PAS) (PAS)
  Regional Police OfficerMuhammad Suhail Chaudhry (BPS-20 PSP)
Area
  Total17,935 km2 (6,925 sq mi)
Population
 (2017) [1]
  Total12,265,161
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Website multandivision.punjab.gov.pk

Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but the division system was restored again in 2008. [2] [3]

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Districts

It consists of the following districts: [4]

DistrictArea (km²)Population (2017) [1]
Multan 3,7214,745,109
Khanewal 4,3492,921,986
Vehari 4,3732,897,446
Lodhran
1,7901,700,620
Total14,23312,265,161

History

Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in the South Asia. During British rule, initially the districts of Jhang, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali [5] and all the districts of present day Dera Ghazi Khan Division (Rajanpur, Jampur, Kot Addu, taunsa, Layyah) collectively formed districts of Multan Division. In 1982 new Dera Ghazi Khan division was formed. [6] Sahiwal region was part of the division till 2008 when separate Sahiwal division was created. The division included within its limits Sulaiman mountain range extending towards Balochistan border. Total land area of Division was 76,500 Km Square according to statistics of 1901.

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 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 through the Division and partly along its border to the west.

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Multan division had a population of 12,268,173, which includes 6,243,053 males and 6,023,825 females. Multan division constitutes 12,163,327 Muslims, 97,278 Christians, 4,264 Ahmadi followed by 1,578 Hindus, 1,357 scheduled castes and 369 others.

Religions in Multan Division (2017)

   Islam (99.14%)
   Christianity (0.79%)
   Ahmadi (0.03%)
   Hinduism (0.01%)
  Scheduled Caste (0.01%)
  Other (0.003%)

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  4. 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
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