Taunsa district
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Taunsa District | |
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Coordinates: 30°42′20″N 70°39′28″E / 30.70556°N 70.65778°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Division | Dera Ghazi Khan |
Union councils | 13 |
Established | 14 October 2022 |
Headquarters | Taunsa |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Population | |
• Total | 168,450 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Number of Tehsils | 2 |
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 |
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Koh Sulaiman | |
Taunsa |
References
- ^ "Pakistan: Tehsils and Talukas (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of D.G. Khan - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yasin, Aamir (16 October 2022). "Murree district to get 31 new departments, 3,600 staffers". Dawn. Retrieved 16 October 2022.