Sargodha Division | |
Settlement Type: | Division |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Coordinates: | 32.1667°N 102°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Sargodha |
Government Type: | Divisional Administration |
Leader Title: | Divisional Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Dr Irshad Ahmed |
Leader Title1: | Regional Police Officer |
Leader Name1: | N/A |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Area Total Km2: | 26,360 |
Elevation M: | 155 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 9,591,275 |
Postal Code: | 40100 (Sargodha) 41000 (Khushab) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
Area Code: | 048 (Sargodha) 0454 (Khushab) |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1960 |
Established Title1: | Re-established |
Parts: | 2 |
Sargodha Division is an administrative division of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sargodha city is the capital of the division. Divisions are the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels.
In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to become the new third tier of government.[1] But in 2008, the division system was restored again after the restoration of democratic government system.[2]
It consists of the following districts:
In 2023, Mianwali and Bhakkar District shifted to newly established Mianwali Division.
According to 2023 census, Sargodha division had a population of 9,591,275.[3]