Okara District

Okara District
ضلع اوكاڑہ
Top: Satghara
Center: Ghausia Masjid, Okara
Bottom: Shaikhu Sharif, Okara
Location of Okara in Punjab.
Location of Okara in Punjab.
Coordinates: 30°48′05″N 73°26′54″E / 30.801380°N 73.448334°E / 30.801380; 73.448334
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
DivisionSahiwal
HeadquartersOkara
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerDoctor Zeeshan Hanif[1]
 • District Police OfficerMansoor Aman
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total4,377 km2 (1,690 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,040,826
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
TehsilsDepalpur
Okara
Renala Khurd
Number of Union councils10
Websiteokara.punjab.gov.pk

Okara District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع اوكاڑہ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, prior to that it was part of Sahiwal District.[3] The Multan Road connects the district capital, Okara with Lahore 110 km away and Faisalabad is 100 km by passing away Ravi River.

  1. ^ "Punjab CM appoints juniors as DCs in 22 districts". Pakistan Observer (newspaper). February 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ History of Okara District on Cantonment Board Okara website Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 12 April 2021

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