Sheikhupura District

ضِلع شَيخُوپُور

ضلع شیخاپورا
District
Sheikhupura District

Map of Punjab with Sheikhupura District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Headquarters Sheikhupura
Government
  District Coordination Officer Kiran Khurshid
Area
  Total 5,960 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Population (1998)
  Total 3,321,029
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Number of Tehsils 5

Sheikhupura (Urdu: ضِلع شَيخُوپُور) (Punjabi: ضلع شیخاپورا), is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban.[1]

Administration

The district comprises 5 tehsils:

  1. Sheikhupura
  2. Ferozewala
  3. Muridke
  4. Sharaqpur
  5. Safdarabad

References

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Coordinates: 31°43′12″N 73°58′48″E / 31.72000°N 73.98000°E / 31.72000; 73.98000

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