Hafizabad District

Hafizabad ضلع حافظ آباد
District of Punjab
Greenery near Jallan
Map of Punjab with Hafizabad District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Gujrat
Headquarters	Hafizabad
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Member of National Assembly	Shaukat Ali Bhatti (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf)
• Deputy Commissioner	Allah Ditta Waraich
• CEO Health	Dr. Rehan Azhar
Area
• Total	2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	1,319,909
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	2
Website	hafizabad.punjab.gov.pk

Hafizabad District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع حافظ آباد) is located in Punjab, Pakistan. Hafizabad was made a district in 1993; formerly, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District. It is situated in central Punjab and is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and rice industry on the industrial side and have top 5 exporters of rice from Pakistan.^[2]

The capital of the district, Hafizabad, known for strengthening the administration of Punjab.