Multan

Multan

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Multan City Profile

Location:

Multan Division lies between north latitude 29'-22' and 30'-45 and east longitude 71'-4' and 72'-4'55. It is located in a bend created by five confluent rivers. The Sutlej separates it from Bahawalpur District and the Chenab from Muzaffar Garh district. District Multan is spread over an area of 3,721 square Kilometers comprising of following four tehsils.

1. Multan Cantonment
2. Multan Sadar
3. Shujabad
4. Jalalpur Pirwala

City Towns

* Shah Rukan Alam Town
* Shershah Town
* Bosan Town
* Mumtazabad Town
* Shujabad Town
* Jalalpur Pirwala Town

Area:

5,630 sq. miles (approximately) / 3,721 square Kilometers

Population:

1931 - 119000
1941 - 143000
1951 - 190000
1961 - 358000
1972 - 539000
1981 - 732000
1988 - 1,000,000
1998 - 30, 83000 (updated)

Altitude:

About 215 meters (740 feet) above sea level.

Topography:

Vast plain ground dissected by rivers, canals and narrow water channels

Best Season:

October to March (Temperature and rainfall figures quoted are based on ten years research but may vary slightly) Population Census Organization Report 1981 published in 1984.

Climate:

District Multan has an extreme climate. The extreme temperature of Multan in summer is 49ºC whereas 1ºC in winter. The average rainfall is 127 mm. The land of the district is plain and very fertile. However, the portions of tehsils Multan and Shujabad close to the river Chenab are flooded during monsoons season.

District Nazim:

Mr. Faisal Mukhtar

Important Statistics
Police Stations

Police Posts
Mauzas Total Union Councils Urban Union councils Rural Union Councils Cantt. Boards

Multan Div.


94


12


3542


540


114


426


1

Khanewal


16


3


679


100


17


83


-

Lodhran


10


-


436


73


11


62


-

Multan


27


1


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