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

External links

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• Sheikhupura District

Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Lahore
Bahawalpur	Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan
Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan Layyah Muzaffargarh Rajanpur
Faisalabad	Chiniot Faisalabad Jhang Toba Tek Singh
Gujranwala	Gujranwala Gujrat Hafizabad Mandi Bahauddin Narowal Sialkot
Lahore	Kasur Lahore
Multan	Khanewal Lodhran Multan Vehari
Rawalpindi	Attock Chakwal Jhelum Rawalpindi
Sargodha	Bhakkar Khushab Mianwali Sargodha
Sahiwal	Sahiwal Okara Pakpattan
Sheikhupura	Sheikhupura Nankana Sahib
See also: Districts of Punjab, India

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