Back চকওয়াল জেলা Bengali/Bangla Chakwāl District CEB Chakwal (Distrikt) German ناحیه چکوال Persian Chakwalin piirikunta Finnish District de Chakwal French चकवाल ज़िला Hindi Distretto di Chakwal Italian चकवाल जिला MAI ਚਕਵਾਲ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ Punjabi

Chakwal District

Chakwal
ضلع چکوال
District
Top: Katas Raj Temples
Bottom: Neela Wahn Waterfall, Malot Fort
Chakwal is located in the north of Punjab.
Chakwal is located in the north of Punjab.
Coordinates: 33°40′38″N 72°51′21″E / 33.67722°N 72.85583°E / 33.67722; 72.85583
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionRawalpindi
HeadquartersChakwal
Tehsils (3)
List
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerQuratulain Malik (PAS)
 • District Police OfficerCapt. (R) Wahid Mehmood
 • District Health OfficerDr. Anjum Qadeer
Area
 • District3,593 km2 (1,387 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District1,132,608
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Urban
25.06%
 • Rural
74.94%
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (77.79%)
  • Male:
    (86.12%)
  • Female:
    (69.52%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0543
Main language(s)Punjabi
Websitechakwal.punjab.gov.pk

Chakwal District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع چکوال) is in Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the north of the Punjab province, Chakwal district is bordered by Talagang to its south, Rawalpindi to its north east, Jhelum to its east, Talagang The district was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock in 1985.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Chakwal Tehsils". Punjab Portal, Punjab Government website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

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