Lahore District
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Lahore District is a district
in the Punjab
province of Pakistan
that contains the city of Lahore
, the district and provincial capital. The total area is 1772 sqkm. According to the 1998 census, the population was 6,318,745, of which 81.17% were urban.
It was also the capital of the Sikhs and was full of Sikh heritage from the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539) founder of the Sikh faith. From 1740s-1849 Lahore flourished under Sikh rule.
. With the revival of commissioner system division, Lahore was restored.
Under the latest revision of Pakistan's administrative structure, promulgated in 2001, Lahore was tagged as a City District and divided into nine towns. Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
in the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
that contains the city of Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, the district and provincial capital. The total area is 1772 sqkm. According to the 1998 census, the population was 6,318,745, of which 81.17% were urban.
Sikh era
During the rise of the Sikh chieftains in the Punjab in early 18th century, Sikh Sardars founded a number of Villages in lahore Countryside and built big mansions with city like walls to protect the villages from foreign invasions. Lahore district stood in the Majha area of Punjab.It was also the capital of the Sikhs and was full of Sikh heritage from the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539) founder of the Sikh faith. From 1740s-1849 Lahore flourished under Sikh rule.
List of Sikh Sardars of Lahore District 19th century
- Bhai Gurdit Singh
- Sardar Udham Singh Nakai, Sandhu Jatt of Baherwal
- Sardar Teja singh, Sandhu Jatt of Thatar
- Sardar Bahadur Gurbakhsh Singh, Ahluwalia
- Sardar Jhanda Singh Malwai, Manjha Jatt
- Sardar Anup Singh, Sandhu Jatt of Thehpura
- Sardar Gurbaksh Singh, Sandhu Jatt of Pahuwind
- Sardar Jiwan Singh, Sandhu Jatt of Padhana
- Sardar Kahan Singh Kanhaiya, Sandhu Jatt
- Sardar Sher Singh, Sandhu Jatt of Marake
- Sardar Sant Singh, Sidhu Jatt
- Sardar Surat Singh, Gill Jatt of Mari
Administration
Until the local government reforms of 2000, Lahore was part of the now-defunct Lahore DivisionLahore Division
Lahore Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Lahore Division was originally an administrative division of the Punjab Province of British India...
. With the revival of commissioner system division, Lahore was restored.
Under the latest revision of Pakistan's administrative structure, promulgated in 2001, Lahore was tagged as a City District and divided into nine towns. Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils.