Jampur Tehsil
ضِلع جام پُور
Top: Masjid Deen Muhammad Khan, Jampur
View of desert region in the district
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
Established (District Status)31 December 2022
HeadquartersJampur
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  Deputy CommissionerN/A
  District Police OfficerN/A
  District Health OfficerN/A
Area
[1]:13
  Total12,318 km2 (4,756 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total1,996,039
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils3
Main language(s)Saraiki, Balochi
Websiterajanpur.punjab.gov.pk

Jampur (Urdu: ضلع جامپور) is a district of the Pakistani province of Punjab, with its administrative headquarters the city of Jampur.[2] Lying west of the Indus River, its inhabitants are mostly Saraikis and Baloch. According to the 1998 census, the district had a population of 1,100,000, and 14.27% of these were inhabitants of urban areas.[3]

Administration

References

  1. 1998 District Census report of Rajanpur. Census publication. Vol. 27. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
  2. Correspondent, Our (31 December 2022). "Jampur gets district status". Tribune TODAY'S PAPER. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. 1998 Census figures – Urban Resource Centre Archived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine


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