Bhakkar District
Bhakkar
بھكّر | |
|---|---|
Jamia Masjid, Mankera | |
Location of Bhakkar District within Punjab. | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′23″N 71°03′45″E / 31.6230°N 71.0626°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Mianwali |
| Established | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Bhakkar |
| Tehsils (4) | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Ashraf |
| Area | |
| 8,153 km2 (3,148 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,957,470 | |
| • Density | 240.1/km2 (621.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 352,434 |
| • Rural | 1,605,036 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Area code | 0453 |
| Languages | Saraiki, Punjabi Urdu |
| Website | bhakkar |
Bhakkar District (Urdu: ضِلع بھكّر), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982, and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along the Indus, called Kaccha, while most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of the Thal Desert.
Located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered by Layyah to the south, Jhang to the southeast, Dera Ismail Khan to the west, Khushab to the northeast, and Mianwali to the north.