Faisalabad District
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| Faisalabad District | |
 Location of Faisalabad District (highlighted in red) within Punjab. |
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| Area | km² |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• Rana Zahid Touseef • Mian Amjad Yasin • seats • |
| Main language(s) | |
| Website | http://www.faisalabad.gov.pk/ |
Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad City. [1]
In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad.
[edit] Administration
Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division.
The district is currently subdivided into 6 tehsils: [2]
- Faisalabad City
- Faisalabad Saddar
- Chak Jhumra
- Sammundri
- Jaranwala
- Tandlianwala
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