Dera Ghazi Khan (District)

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Dera Ghazi Khan district
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Punjab
Founded : 1947
Seat : Dera Ghazi Khan
Coordinates : 30 ° 3 '  N , 70 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 30 ° 2 '53 "  N , 70 ° 38' 11"  E
Area : 11,427 km²
 
Residents : 2,872,201 (2017)
Population density : 251 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
 
Website :
Map of Pakistan, position of Dera Ghazi Khan district highlighted

Dera Ghazi Khan District is an administrative district in Pakistan in the Punjab Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Dera Ghazi Khan .

location

The district is located in the extreme southwest of Punjab.

geography

The district extends over a length of 180 km along the west bank of the Indus . It lies on the edge of the lowlands of the Indus basin. It is bounded in the west by a ridge. The north-south extension is almost 340 km, the west-east extension is 80 km. The Taunsa dam on the Indus is located 50 km north of the district capital .

climate

The area is characterized by low rainfall. In summer the temperatures rise to values ​​of up to 46 ° C, in winter they are usually around 4 ° C.

history

Dera Ghazi Khan district was established in 1849 after the end of the Second Sikh War as part of the British Empire . After Pakistan's independence in 1947, Dera Ghazi Khan became part of Pakistan. In 1982 the newly established Rajanpur district was separated.

Languages ​​and ethnic groups

The following languages ​​are spoken: Saraiki , Baluchi , Urdu and Punjabi . Tribes in the area are: Leghari, Khosa, Buzdar, Qaisrani and Lund.

education

The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 43% (women: 29%, men: 58%) and is thus well below the average of 63% in the Punjab Province.

Web links

Commons : Dera Ghazi Khan District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g District Government Dera Ghazi Khan . Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 21, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dgkhan.gop.pk
  2. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .