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| native_name_lang = urDivisions of Pakistan>Division| image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Pakistan - Punjab - Rawalpindi (division).svg| map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = {{PAK}}Provinces of Pakistan>ProvincePunjab, Pakistan}} PunjabCapital city>Capital| subdivision_name2 = Rawalpindi| subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Divisional Administration| governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = CommissionerPakistan Administrative Service>BPS-20 PAS)| leader_title1 = Regional Police OfficerPolice Service of Pakistan>BPS-20 PSP)| leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | legislature = | upper_house = | lower_house = | unit_pref = Metric| area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = | area_total_km2 = 22255| area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 = | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = 2017PUBLISHER=WWW.PBSCENSUS.GOV.PKARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170829164748/HTTP://WWW.PBSCENSUS.GOV.PK/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.PDF, 2017-08-29, | population_total = 10,007,821| population_density_km2 = auto| population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = rawalpindidivision.punjab.gov.pk}}| footnotes = }}Rawalpindi Division, also locally known as Pothohar or North Punjab region, is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Rawalpindi city is the capital of the division. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the total population of division was 10 million.WEB,weblink DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017, www.pbscensus.gov.pk, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170829164748weblink">weblink 2017-08-29, Divisions are the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels.In 2000, local government reforms abolished administrative divisions and raised the districts to become the new third tier of government. Divisions/Districts of Pakistan {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025weblink |date=2006-09-30 }} Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names But in 2008, the division system was restored again.WEB,weblink Division and district wise facilities, health.punjab.gov.pk, en, 2012, 18 August 2023,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150416005317weblink">weblink 2015-04-16, WEB,weblink Punjab Government Plans to Carve a New District from Lahore, 6 January 2009, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100603222725weblink">weblink 2010-06-03,

Districts

It consists of the following districts of North Panjab:{| class="wikitable"! District! Area (km2)! Population (2017)WEB,weblink DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017, www.pbscensus.gov.pk, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170829164748weblink">weblink 2017-08-29, Rawalpindi District>Rawalpindi| 5,286| 5,052,850Attock District>Attock| 6,858| 1,886,378Chakwal District>Chakwal| 3592| 1,495,982Jhelum District>Jhelum| 3,587| 1,222,650Murree District>Murree| 738| 352,783

History

British rule

Following the British conquest of the region in 1849, the area around Rawalpindi became a division of the Punjab province of British India, primarily because of the strategic location of the city of Rawalpindi.The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the division as follows:"North-western Division of the Punjab, lying between 31°35' and 34° 1' N. and 70° 37' and 74°29' E. The Commissioner's headquarters are at Rawalpindi and Murree. The total population of the Division increased from 2,520,508 in 1881 to 2,750,713 in 1891, and to 2,799,360 in 1901. Its total area was 25,000 Km Square (15,736) square miles, and the density of the population is 178 persons per square mile, compared with 209 for the Province as a whole"Rāwalpindi Division - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 21, p. 262The division was composed of four districts:{| class="wikitable"! District! Area (sq mi)! Population (1901)Shahpur District>Shahpur| 4,840| 524,259Jhelum District>Jhelum| 2,813| 501,424Rawalpindi District>Rawalpindi| 2,010| 558,699Attock District>Attock| 4,022| 464,430| Total| 13685| 2,048812

Historical Personalities

1) Pir Meher Ali Shah of Golra Sharif, Sufi Scholar and mystic poet2) Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, first Premier of the Punjab3) Nawab Liaqat Hayat Khan, Prime Minister of Patiala State4) Anand Bakshi, Poet & lyricist5) Prabodh Chandra, Indian Politician

After independence

(File:Potohar Plateau Location Map.svg|thumb|Map of Pothohar Plateau)On independence in 1947, the division was one of four divisions of the province of West Punjab but from 1955 to 1970, the divisions was one of twelve (later thirteen) divisions of West Pakistan province under the One Unit policy. On the dissolution of West Pakistan, the division was restored to the new Punjab province, but parts of the division were transferred with parts of Lahore Division to form the new Gujranwala Division.

Notable Personalities

1) Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, former Interior Minister of Pakistan.2) Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, former Interior Minister of Pakistan.3) Hadiqa Kiani, singer4) Salman Akram Raja, senior lawyer5) Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan, former UNESCO Judge.6) Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Senior Politician, Senator.7) Ghulam Sarwar Khan, former Federal Minister8) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.9) Shoaib Akhtar, International Cricketer

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Rawalpindi division had a population of 10,006,624, which includes 4,999,414 males and 5,005,714 females. Rawalpindi division constitutes 1,154 Hindus, 9,871,675 Muslims, 126,049 Christians, 5,322 Ahmadi followed by 1,208 scheduled castes and 1,216 others.{{Pie chart|thumb = right|caption = Religions in Rawalpindi Division (2017)|label1 = Islam|value1 = 98.65|color1 = Green|label2 = Christianity|value2 = 1.25|color2 = Blue|label3 = Ahmadi |value3 = 0.05|color3 = Black|label4 = Scheduled Caste|value4 = 0.01|color4 = Yellow|label5 = Hinduism|value5 = 0.01|color5 = DarkOrange|label6 = Other|value6 = 0.01|color6 = cyan}}

See also

• Divisions of Pakistan
• Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
• Jhelum

References

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