Jhang District
Jhang District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع جھنگ) is a district of Faisalabad Division in the Punjab province, Pakistan. The city of Jhang is the district's capital.[3] In 2009, the tehsil of Chiniot became the separate Chiniot District.
Jhang جھنگ | |
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 Map of Punjab, with Jhang District shown in orange. | |
| Coordinates: 30°35′N 71°39′E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Established | 1849 |
| Headquarters | Jhang city |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,166 km2 (2,381 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,743,416 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Languages | Punjabi (95%) |
Administrative divisions
The district comprises on four sub-districts (or Tehsils):[4]
- Jhang
- Athara Hazari
- Shorkot
- Ahmad Pur Sial
Demographics
According to the 1998 census, 95% of the population in the Jhang and Shorkot Tehsils identified their first language as Punjabi, and 3.8% as Urdu.[5] The local dialect, Jhangi, is intermediate between Standard Punjabi and Saraiki.[6]
Educational institutes
Following are some of the notable educational institutes of the district:
- Chenab College, Jhang[7]
- Cadet College Jhang[8]
- Punjab College of Science, Jhang Campus[9]
Notable people
- Sultan Bahoo, a Sufi saint
- Abdus Salam, Nobel Prize winner in physics
- Molana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi a Sunni Scholar, Politician and Founder of Sipah Sahaba Pakistan Movement
- Aleem Dar, cricket player
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, a Sufi Scholar, Politician, Founder of Minhaj-Ul-Quran International and Pakistan Awami Tehreek
References
- https://www.punjab.gov.pk/jhang
- "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jhang the – Government of Pakistan". Nrb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- Administrative Units of Pakistan (Tehsils/Talukas) Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Statistics Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics, Government of Pakistan
- PCO 2000, pp. 95–96.
- Wagha 1997, pp. 229–31.
- http://www.chenab.edu.pk chenab.edu.pk
- http://www.cadetcollegejhang.com
- https://www.pgc.edu/campus/jhang
Bibliography
- 1998 District Census report of Jhang. Census publication. 114. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- Wagha, Muhammad Ahsan (1997). The development of Siraiki language in Pakistan (Ph.D.). School of Oriental and African Studies.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Neighbourhoods of Jhang | ||
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Administration: Jhang District | ||
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Provincial capital: Lahore | ||
| Bahawalpur | .png) | |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | ||
| Faisalabad | ||
| Gujranwala | ||
| Lahore | ||
| Multan | ||
| Rawalpindi | ||
| Sargodha | ||
| Sahiwal | ||
| Sheikhupura | ||
See also: Districts of Punjab, India | ||
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