Taunsa district

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Taunsa District
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Taunsa District is located in Pakistan
Taunsa District
Taunsa District
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 30°42′20″N 70°39′28″E / 30.70556°N 70.65778°E / 30.70556; 70.65778
CountryPakistan
ProvincePunjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
Union councils13
Established14 October 2022
HeadquartersTaunsa
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Population
 • Total168,450
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)
Number of Tehsils2

Taunsa District (Urdu, Balochi, Saraiki: تونٚسہ , Punjabi: تونسا) is a district of Dera Ghazi Khan Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2] Taunsa was one of the five districts created on 14 October 2022 in the Punjab province by the administration of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.[3]

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into two tehsils.

Name of Tehsil No of Union Councils
Koh Sulaiman
Taunsa

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan: Tehsils and Talukas (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Yasin, Aamir (16 October 2022). "Murree district to get 31 new departments, 3,600 staffers". Dawn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.