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]
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.
Demographicsedit
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.
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multan, division, administrative, division, punjab, province, pakistan, reforms, 2000, abolished, third, tier, government, division, system, restored, again, 2008, ملتان, ڈویژنdivisionshrine, bahauddin, zakriacountry, pakistangovernment, typedivisional, admini. 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 Multan Division ملتان ڈویژنDivisionShrine of Bahauddin ZakriaCountry PakistanGovernment 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 Elevation150 m 490 ft Highest elevation252 m 827 ft Population 2017 1 Total12 265 161 Density680 km2 1 800 sq mi Websitemultandivision wbr punjab wbr gov wbr pk Contents 1 Districts 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Notable People 5 See also 6 ReferencesDistricts editIt consists of the following districts 4 District Area km Population 2017 1 Multan 3 721 4 745 109Khanewal 4 349 2 921 986Vehari 4 373 2 897 446Lodhran 1 790 1 700 620Total 14 233 12 265 161History editMultan 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 editAccording 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 Notable People editYousuf Raza Gilani Ex PM of Pakistan Rafique Rajwana Ex Governor Punjab Shah Mehmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan Javed Hashmi Senior Politician Inzamam ul Haq Crickter Waqar Younis Cricketer Mian Usman Khalid Arain Politician Chairman State Youth Parliament Multan Division Mirza Muhammad Farooq Jan CEO Mehar EngineeringSee also editDivisions of Pakistan Divisions of Punjab PakistanReferences edit a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017 PDF www pbscensus gov pk Archived from the original PDF on 2017 08 29 health punjab gov pk PDF https web archive org web 20150416005317 http health punjab gov pk q system 2Ffiles 2FDivision and district wise facilities pdf Archived from the original PDF on 2015 04 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore Archived from the original on 2010 06 03 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 Imperial Gazetteer2 of India Volume 11 page 248 Imperial Gazetteer of India Digital South Asia Library dsal uchicago edu Retrieved 2023 03 31 Imperial Gazetteer2 of India Volume 11 page 248 Imperial Gazetteer of India Digital South Asia Library dsal uchicago edu Retrieved 2022 09 12 30 00 N 71 40 E 30 000 N 71 667 E 30 000 71 667 nbsp This article about a location in Multan District Punjab Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Multan Division amp oldid 1188614313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
