Sargodha District
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Sargodha District
Location of Sargodha in Punjab.
Area	5,864 km²
Population (1998)  • Density	2,665,979  • /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established  • District Nazim  • District Naib Nazim  • District Council  • Number of Tehsils	• Inaam-ul-Haq Piracha  • Sultan Ali1  •  seats   • 5
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Website	[1]

Sargodha District is a district of Punjab province, Pakistan, the capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district, wheat, rice, and sugarcane being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region are also famous for citrus fruit; kino is a newly developed variety. The district has an area of 5,864 km²².

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan the district had a population of 2,665,979 of which 27.96% lived in urban settlements.³

Administration

Until divisions were abolished as part of government reforms in 2000, Sargodha was divisional headquarters of Sargodha Division. Sargodha division was composed of the following districts:

1. Sargodha District
2. Khushab District
3. Mianwali District
4. Bhakkar District

Tehsils

Sargodha District is administratively divided into five Tehsils, which contain a total of 161 Union Councils⁴, population according to the 1998 census of Pakistan⁵:

Notes

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Coordinates: 32°10′N 72°30′E / 32.167, 72.5