Dera Ghazi Khan District
Dera Ghazi Khan District
ضلع دیرہ غازی خان | |
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Top to bottom: Shrine of Mullah Qaid Shah, Hills of Fort Munro. | |
Map of Dera Ghazi Khan District | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Headquarters | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sardar Abdullah Dasti |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 3,814 km2 (1,473 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 2,348,245 | |
| • Density | 615.7/km2 (1,595/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 585,875 (24.95%) |
| • Rural | 1,762,370 (75.05%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 064 |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | dgkhan |
Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ضلع ڈيره غازى خان, Saraiki: ضلع دیرہ غازی خان) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan. Its administrative capital is Dera Ghazi Khan.
The district lies to the west of the Indus River. The Sulaiman Mountains rise to a height of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in the north of the district. Popular tourist destinations are Fort Munro, Yakbai Hill station and Mubarki Top.