Mianwali Division
Mianwali Division
میانوالی ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mianwali Division in Punjab | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′N 72°30′E / 32.167°N 72.500°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Capital | Mianwali |
| Established | January 14, 2023 |
| Districts | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,925 km2 (6,535 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,027,827 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 42200 (Mianwalli), 30000 (Bhakkar), 30100(Talagang) |
| Dialling code | 0459 (Mianwalli), 0453 (Bhakkar), 04(Talagang) |
Mianwali Division is a proposed administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Mianwali city would be the capital of the division. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the total population of the division would be 8.18 million.[2] Punjabi is mostly spoken in the districts of this division .There would be a Thal Desert in this division which extends to the district Mianwali, Bhakkar , Layyah, Muzaffargarh. But there are also widespread demands and proposals for creating a Thal Division, with headquarters in district Bhakkar, instead of it. As District Bhakkar is located geographically in the middle of both district Mianwali and district Layyah and it is also a notable district of this region.
Before 1981, Bhakkar was a tehsil of Mianwali, which was later given district status and Kalurkot Tehsil was also given to Bhakkar.
On January 14, 2023, CM Pervaiz Elahi announced that Mianwali District upgraded to Divisional status..[3][4]
Administration[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "District Wise Census Results 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ Reporter, News (14 January 2023). "ECP bars Punjab gov from notifying Mianwali as division". Duniya News. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (January 15, 2023). "Punjab cabinet approves upgrade of Mianwali as division". Dawn News. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2023.