Sheikhupura District
Sheikhupura District
ضلع شیخوپورا ضلع شیخوپورہ | |
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Map of Sheikhupura District highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Lahore |
| Headquarters | Sheikhupura |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mr. Shahid Imran Marth |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 3,744 km2 (1,446 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 4,049,418 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,550,793 |
| • Rural | 2,498,625 |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 056 |
| Tehsils | Sheikhupura Ferozewala Muridke Sharaq Pur Safdarabad |
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Sheikhupura District (Punjabi: ضلع شیخوپورا; Urdu: ضلع شيخوپورہ), is a district located in Lahore Division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of Sheikhupura district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban. In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, most populous cities of the district are Sheikhupura, Muridke, Kot Abdul Malik and Ferozewala. All these four cities are listed in the List of most populous cities in Pakistan.