Back চকওয়াল জেলা Bengali/Bangla Chakwāl District CEB Chakwal (Distrikt) German ناحیه چکوال Persian Chakwalin piirikunta Finnish District de Chakwal French चकवाल ज़िला Hindi Distretto di Chakwal Italian चकवाल जिला MAI ਚਕਵਾਲ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ Punjabi
Chakwal
ضلع چکوال | |
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 Chakwal is located in the north of Punjab. | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′38″N 72°51′21″E / 33.67722°N 72.85583°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Headquarters | Chakwal |
| Tehsils (3) | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Quratulain Malik (PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Capt. (R) Wahid Mehmood |
| • District Health Officer | Dr. Anjum Qadeer |
| Area | |
• District | 3,593 km2 (1,387 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• District | 1,132,608 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25.06% |
| • Rural | 74.94% |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0543 |
| Main language(s) | Dhani dialect |
| Website | chakwal |
Chakwal District (Urdu: ضلع چکوال) is a district located on the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northwestern area of the Punjab province, bordered by Talagang to its south, Rawalpindi to its northeast, Jhelum to its east. The district was created out of parts of Jhelum and Attock in 1985.[3]
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- ^ "Chakwal Tehsils". Punjab Portal, Punjab Government website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.