Liaquatpur Tehsil | |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Image Blank Emblem: | Tehsil Municipal Administration Liaquatpur.jpg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Tehsil Municipal Administration logo |
Blank Emblem Alt: | Tehsil Municipal Administration Liaquatpur |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rahimyar Khan |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
Subdivision Name3: | Liaquatpur |
Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
Subdivision Name5: | 25 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
Leader Title: | Administrator |
Leader Name: | Asif Iqbal |
Leader Title1: | Chairman Municipal Committee |
Leader Name1: | Rashid Rafiquee |
Area Total Km2: | 4,644 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,035,509 |
Population Rural: | 983,520 |
Population Urban: | 51,989 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Postal Code: | 64000 |
Website: | TMA Liaquatpur |
Liaquatpur is a tehsil located in Rahimyar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Liaquatpur. It is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils.Under British colonial rule, Liaqatpur emerged as an important agricultural center, with the development of irrigation systems and the introduction of new crops like cotton and sugarcane.