Lahore District

Lahore District
—  District  —
District location within Punjab Province
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
Capital Lahore
Government
 • Nazim Mian Amir Mehmood
 • Naib nazim Mohammad Idress Hanif[1]
Area
 • Total 1,772 km2 (684.2 sq mi)
Elevation 216 m (709 ft)
Population (1998)
 • Total 6,318,745
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Lahore District (Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan that contains the city of Lahore, the district and provincial capital. The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi). According to the 1998 census, the population was 6,318,745, of which 81.17% were urban.[2]

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Administration

Until the local government reforms of 2000, Lahore was part of the now-defunct Lahore Division. With the revival of commissioner system division, Lahore was restored.

Under the latest revision of Pakistan's administrative structure, promulgated in 2001,[3] Lahore was tagged as a City District and divided into nine towns.[4] Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils.[5]

Administrative towns

  1. Ravi Town
  2. Shalimar Town
  3. Wagah Town
  4. Aziz Bhatti Town
  5. Data Gunj Bakhsh Town
  6. Gulberg Town
  7. Samanabad Town
  8. Iqbal Town
  9. Nishtar Town
  10. A. Lahore Cantonment
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See also

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References

  1. ^ Zila Nazims & Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab
  2. ^ Population according to 1998 census of Pakistan
  3. ^ "The Local Government System 2001". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. August 14, 2001. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/local_government/default.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
  4. ^ "City District Governments". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/local_government/city_district_government.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
  5. ^ "City District". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/city_district/index.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
  6. ^ "Town Nazims & Naib Town Nazims in the City District of Lahore". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/tehsil.asp?district=1&dn=Lahore%20&state=1. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 
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