Multan District

Multan

ضِلع مُلتان
Multan ضِلع مُلتان
District of Punjab
	Top: Multan Arts Council; Bottom: Aerial view of Ghanta Ghar Chowk
	Map of Multan District
	Coordinates: 29°56′N 71°22′E / 29.933°N 71.367°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Multan
Headquarters	Multan
Number of Tehsils	4
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Mayor	None (vacant)
• Deputy Commissioner	Mudasir Riaz Malik (BPS-19 PAS)
• District Police Officer	Mansoorul Haq Rana (BPS-19 PSP)
Area
• District of Punjab	3,720 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• District of Punjab	5,362,305
• Density	1,440/km2 (3,730/sq mi)
• Urban	2,499,871 (46.62%)
• Rural	2,862,434 (53.38%)
Literacy
• Literacy rate	Total:; (61.41%); Male:; (67.28%); Female:; (55.27%);
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Languages	Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu
Website	multan.punjab.gov.pk

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Multan District (Urdu: ضِلع مُلتان), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Multan. The district has a population of 5.45 million (as of 2024) and an area of 3,720 square kilometres. The district consists of tehsils of Multan saddar, Multan city, Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad.

History

Multan district was created during British rule in 19th century. Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran were Tehsils of Multan district. Vehari was made separate district in 1976. Khanewal was cut off from Multan and made a separate district in 1985. Lodhran was split off as a separate district from Multan in 1991.