Chiniot District

Chiniot District ضلع چنیوٹ
District of Punjab
Top: Shahi Masjid, Chiniot Bottom: Grave of Abdus Salam
Map of Punjab with Chiniot District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Faisalabad Division
Established	1 July 2009
Headquarters	Chiniot
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Muhammad Asif Raza
• District Police Officer	Waseem Riaz Khan
• CEO District Health Authority	Tariq Sohail
• District Health Officer	Dr. Shahzad Khaleel
Area
• Total	2,643 km2 (1,020 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,563,024
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	3
Website	chiniot.punjab.gov.pk

Chiniot District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع چنيوٹ), is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It became the district in July 2009.^[2] Before this, it was a tehsil of Jhang District.