Multan Division is an

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of Punjab Province,

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. It was created during British colonial rule in

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in the 19th century. It includes 4 districts: Khanewal, Lodhran, Vehari and

Multan Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...

and 15 Tehsils. Its recorded population was just over 1.40 crores in 2023.

History

Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in

. During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed districts of Multan Division up till 1982 when new Dera Ghazi Khan Division was formed. Sahiwal region was part of the division till 2008 when a separate Sahiwal division was created. The division laid between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the

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divided it from

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur (Urdu: ; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 13th largest city of Pakistan and List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, 8th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division. Founded in ...

on the south-east, while the Indus river flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan (or in the hot season, at the hill station of Fort Munro). The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901. According to the 1881 census of India the population of the area now included was 2,036,956; in 1891 it had risen to 2,277,605, and in 1901 to 3,014,675 and the total area was 76,500 kilometres square.

Demographics

Population

According to the 2023 census, Multan division had a population of 14,085,102 roughly equal to the country of

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or the combine population of US states of

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and

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Districts

Tehsils

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Notable people

* Yousuf Raza Gilani (Prime Minister of Pakistan) * Rafique Rajwana (Governor of Punjab) * Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Foreign Minister of Pakistan) * Javed Hashmi (Senior Politician) * Inzamam ul Haq (Cricketer) * Waqar Younis (Cricketer)

References

Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan Long stubs with short prose {{Multan-geo-stub