Liaquatpur (تحصِيل لِياقت پُور) is a tehsil located in Rahimyar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Liaquatpur. It is administratively subdivided into 25 Union Councils.Under British colonial rule, Liaqatpur emerged as an important agricultural center, with the development of irrigation systems and the introduction of new crops like cotton and sugarcane.
Liaquatpur Tehsil
تحصِيل لِياقت پُور | |
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 Tehsil Municipal Administration logo | |
 Location of Liaquatpur Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Punjab |
| District | Rahimyar Khan |
| Capital | Liaquatpur |
| Union councils | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Administrator | Asif Iqbal |
| • Chairman Municipal Committee | Rashid Rafiquee |
| Area | |
| • Tehsil | 4,644 km2 (1,793 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Tehsil | 1,035,509 |
| • Urban | 51,989 |
| • Rural | 983,520 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | TMA Liaquatpur |
References
edit- ^ "Administrative Setup TMA Liaquatpur". Local Government Punjab. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: PUNJAB" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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