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Chakwal District
Chakwal District (Punjabi, Urdu: ضلع چکوال, romanized: Zilā' Cakvāl) is a district within the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Pothohar Plateau in northwestern Punjab, bordered by the districts: Talagang to its west, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east, Khushab to its west. It was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock districts in 1985.
During British rule, Chakwal was a tehsil of Jhelum district. The population, according to the 1891 census of India, was 164,912, which had fallen to 160,316 in 1901. It contained the towns of Chakwal and Bhaun and 248 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 3–300,000. The predominantly Muslim population supported the All-India Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India. It was upgraded to a District on 1 July 1985.
The district of Chakwal, which covers an area of 6,524 km2, is subdivided into five tehsils. These tehsils were formerly part of neighbouring districts:
Now the district is administratively subdivided into five tehsils and 45 union councils. The district Talagang has been recognized as a separate by department of revenue with tehsil Lawa and tehsil Talagang, but it is still non-functional.
There is one district council, one municipal committees — Chakwal — and two town committees — Choa Saidan Shah and Kallar Kahar.
The district is represented in the National Assembly by two constituencies: NA-60 and NA-61. The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs and in National Assembly by two MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
Chakwal district borders the districts of Rawalpindi and Attock in the north, Jhelum in the east, Khushab in the south and Mianwali in the west. The total area of Chakwal district is 6,609 square kilometres, which is equivalent to 1,652,443 acres (6,687.20 km2).[clarification needed]
The southern portion runs up into the Salt Range and includes the Chail peak, 3,701 feet (1,128 m) above the sea, the highest point in the district. Between this and the Sohan river, which follows more or less the northern boundary, the country consists of what was once a fairly level plain, sloping down from 2,000 feet (610 m) at the foot of the hills to 1,400 feet (430 m) in the neighbourhood of the Sohan; the surface is now much cut up by ravines and is very difficult to travel over.
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Chakwal District
Chakwal District (Punjabi, Urdu: ضلع چکوال, romanized: Zilā' Cakvāl) is a district within the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on the Pothohar Plateau in northwestern Punjab, bordered by the districts: Talagang to its west, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east, Khushab to its west. It was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock districts in 1985.
During British rule, Chakwal was a tehsil of Jhelum district. The population, according to the 1891 census of India, was 164,912, which had fallen to 160,316 in 1901. It contained the towns of Chakwal and Bhaun and 248 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to 3–300,000. The predominantly Muslim population supported the All-India Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India. It was upgraded to a District on 1 July 1985.
The district of Chakwal, which covers an area of 6,524 km2, is subdivided into five tehsils. These tehsils were formerly part of neighbouring districts:
Now the district is administratively subdivided into five tehsils and 45 union councils. The district Talagang has been recognized as a separate by department of revenue with tehsil Lawa and tehsil Talagang, but it is still non-functional.
There is one district council, one municipal committees — Chakwal — and two town committees — Choa Saidan Shah and Kallar Kahar.
The district is represented in the National Assembly by two constituencies: NA-60 and NA-61. The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs and in National Assembly by two MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
Chakwal district borders the districts of Rawalpindi and Attock in the north, Jhelum in the east, Khushab in the south and Mianwali in the west. The total area of Chakwal district is 6,609 square kilometres, which is equivalent to 1,652,443 acres (6,687.20 km2).[clarification needed]
The southern portion runs up into the Salt Range and includes the Chail peak, 3,701 feet (1,128 m) above the sea, the highest point in the district. Between this and the Sohan river, which follows more or less the northern boundary, the country consists of what was once a fairly level plain, sloping down from 2,000 feet (610 m) at the foot of the hills to 1,400 feet (430 m) in the neighbourhood of the Sohan; the surface is now much cut up by ravines and is very difficult to travel over.
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