Dera Ghazi Khan Division

Dera Ghazi Khan Division is an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. The division was established in 1982.

Dera Ghazi Khan Division
ڈیرہ غازی خان ڈویژن
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
CapitalDera Ghazi Khan
Area
 • Total38,778 km2 (14,972 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total12,892,465

Districts

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It contains the following districts:[2]

History

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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

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The division's population was 12.89 million in 2023 census.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Dera Ghāzi Khān District Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 248.
  4. ^ "KHĀN". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia Online. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ^ "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.


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