Talagang District
Talagang District
ضلع تلہ گنگ | |
|---|---|
Sassi da Kallar, ruined Hindu temple | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 72°24′40″E / 32.92778°N 72.41111°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Talagang |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Shahid Iqbal |
| • District Police Officer | Ayyan Shahid |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 2,932 km2 (1,132 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 602,246 | |
| • Density | 205.4/km2 (532.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100,050 (16.61%) |
| • Rural | 502,196 (83.39%) |
| (old Talagang Tehsil & Lawa Tehsil was made Talagang District in October 2022) | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Talagang District (Urdu/Punjabi: ضلع تلہ گنگ) is an administrative district of Rawalpindi Division, Punjab province of Pakistan. Formerly it was Talagang Tehsil within the Chakwal District; its status was raised to District in October 2022 by the government.
It is part of the Potohar plateau and lies on the north of Salt Range and east of the Kala Chitta range. Talagang is 45 km from Chakwal. The motorway M2 is located 30 km from Talagang. It is bordered by Khushab to its South, Attock to its North, Chakwal to its East, and Mianwali to its West.