Murree District (Urdu, Punjabi: ضِلع مری) is a district in the northernmost part of Punjab province of Pakistan, with it being headquartered in Murree city. It is a relatively new district established on 14 October 2022,[1][2][3] and is a tourist district of Pakistan.[4] It has two tehsils, Kotli Sattian and Murree.[5][6] The district headquarters is Murree city.
Murree District
ضلع مری | |
|---|---|
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 Map of Punjab with Murree District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi Division |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Murree |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
Administrative divisionEdit
Murree District is governed by the Murree District Council, while several regions sub-divided into one Municipal Corporation, two tehsils:[7]
| Sr. | Tehsil | Headquarters | Area (km2) |
Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kotli Sattian | Kotli Sattian | 304 | 119,312 |
| 2 | Murree | Murree | 434 | 233,471 |
| Total | 352,783 | |||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Junaidi, Mohammad Asghar | Aamir Yasin | Ikram (10 January 2022). "Murree to be given district status to ensure better administration". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Butt, Waseem Ashraf (6 October 2022). "Summary being prepared for creation of four new districts". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Murree to be declared 'tourist district'". The Express Tribune. 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Murree, Kotli Sattian to form new Kohsar district". ARY NEWS. 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Punjab govt plans to change Murree's status to district 'Kohsar'". 10 January 2022.
- ^ Sikandari, Waqas [@Sikandariii] (16 October 2022). "Tehsil Murree & Kotli Sattian are now part of the newly created Murree district. t.co/NfvxTBLHOZ" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via Twitter.
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