Jhelum District
Jhelum
ضلع جہلم | |
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Map of Punjab with Jhelum District highlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Headquarters | Jhelum |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Mayor | None (vacant) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Samiullah Farooq (BPS-19 PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Nasir Mehmood Bajwa (BPS-19 PSP) |
| Area | |
| 3,587 km2 (1,385 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,382,308 | |
| • Density | 385.4/km2 (998/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 541,318 (39.16%) |
| • Rural | 840,990 (60.84%) |
| • Demonym | Jhelumi/Jhelumian |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Area code | 0544 |
| No. of Tehsils | 4 |
| Tehsils | Jhelum Pind Dadan Khan Sohawa Dina |
| Website | jhelum |
Jhelum District is a district within the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, Pakistan, located on both the Pothohar Plateau and the Indus Plain of northern Punjab. It is one of the oldest districts of Punjab, being established on 23 March 1849. It borders the districts of Chakwal, and Rawalpindi to the west; Khushab to the south; Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, and Sargodha to the east, along the Jhelum River; and Mirpur to the north.
Jhelum is known for providing many soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as the 'city of soldiers' or 'land of martyrs and warriors'. Salt is quarried at the Khewra Salt Mine in the Salt Range. There are two coal mines in the district from which the North-Western railway used to obtain part of its supply. These are the only coal mines in Punjab province which are in working condition. The chief center of the salt trade is Pind Dadan Khan. The district is crossed by the main line of the North-Western railway and also traversed along the south by a branch line.