Narowal District
| ضِلع نارووال | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Narowal District | |
 Location of Narowal in Punjab. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Headquarters | Narowal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,337 km2 (902 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 1,156,097 |
| • Density | 538/km2 (1,390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Narowal District (Urdu: ضِلع نارووال), is a district in the province of Punjab of Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district.
Administration
The district is administratively divided into the following Three tehsils (subdivisions), which contain a total of 74 Union Councils:[1]
| Tehsil | No. of Unions |
|---|---|
| Narowal | 28 |
| Shakargarh | 28 |
| Zafarwal | 18 |
| Total | 74 |
Boundaries
The district is bounded on the northwest by Sialkot District, on the north by Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, on the southeast by the Gurdaspur District(India) pathankot District (Republic of India), on the south by Amritsar district (Republic of India) and on the southwest by Sheikhupura District in Pakistan.
Language and demography
As per the 1998 census of Pakistan, Punjabi language is spoken by 95%. Punjabi dialects spoken in the district are
Other Languages include:
- Urdu being national language is spoken and understood.
- English is also understood and spoken by the sizable educated people.
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Prior to the creation of Zafarwal Tehsil in July 2009,[2] Narowal Tehsil occupied 1,065 square kilometres while the remaining area (1,272 square kilometres) fell in Shakargarh Tehsil. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097, of which only 12.11% were urbans.[3]
People from the Narowal District
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani revolutionary poet.[4]
- Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi, One of the founding fathers of Pakistan and the first education minister of Pakistan
- Abrar Ul Haq, musician and politician
- Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, writer
- Saqib Idrees Taj, politician
- Chaudhry Abdul Rahim, politician
- Daniyal Aziz, politician
- Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan, longest serving Parliamentarian in the history of Pakistan.
- Z. A. Suleri, political journalist
- Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, justice
- Adnan Ilyas, cricketer
- Des Raj, cricket umpire
- Kidar Sharma, director
References
- ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Narowal". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan.
- ↑ "Zafarwal to become tehsil on July 1". Dawn. 2 February 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ↑ Urban Resource Centre - Population table
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/605627/his-family
External links
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See also: Districts of Punjab, India | ||
Coordinates: 32°13′N 74°57′E / 32.217°N 74.950°E