Sargodha District
Sargodha District
ضلع سرگودھا | |
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M-2 Motorway entering Sargodha District | |
Location of Sargodha District in Punjab | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′N 72°40′E / 32.08°N 72.67°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Sargodha |
| Established | 1893 as Shahpur District |
| Headquarters relocation | 1914 |
| Current name | 1960 |
| Founded by | British Colonial Government |
| Headquarters | Sargodha |
| Tehsils | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Body | District Council |
| • Nazim | Vacant |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Capt (Retd) Shoaib Ali (PAS) |
| Area | |
| 5,854 km2 (2,260 sq mi) | |
| • Rank | 14th in Punjab |
| Population (2023) | |
| 4,334,448 | |
| • Rank | 9th in Punjab |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 19th in Punjab |
| • Urban | 1,609,587 (37.13%) |
| • Rural | 2,724,861 (62.87%) |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal Code | 40100 |
| Area code | 048 |
| Constituencies | NA-82, NA-83, NA-84, NA-85, NA-86 |
| National Assembly Seats (2024) | Total (5)
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| Punjab Assembly Seats (2024) | Total (10)
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| Website | sargodha |
Sargodha District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع سرگودھا), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sargodha district and region is also famous for citrus fruit including Kinnow, orange and lemon. The district has an area of 5,864 km2.
Sargodha District is among the world's best citrus-producing regions. Sargodha District is well known for its kinnow, a citrus variety.