Lahore District
Lahore District ضلع لاہور | |
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Metropolitan area | |
Lahore District highlighted within Punjab Province | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
Founded by | Lava[1][2][3] |
Named for | Lava[4][5][6] |
Headquarters | Lahore |
Area | |
• Total | 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi) |
Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
Population (2017)[7] | |
• Total | 11,126,285 |
• Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
National Assembly Seats (2018) | Total (14)
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Punjab Assembly Seats (2018) | Total (30)
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Lahore District (Punjabi, Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan, mainly consisting of the city of Lahore. The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi).
Contents
1 Administration
2 Demography
3 Education
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Administration
Under the Local Government Act of Punjab, 2013, Lahore District has been declared a Metropolitan Area and divided into nine zones.[8]
- Ravi Zone
- Shalimar Zone
- Aziz Bhatti Zone
- Data Gunj Bakhsh Zone
- Samanabad Zone
- Gulberg Zone
- Wahga Zone
- Allama Iqbal Zone
- Nishtar Zone
Demography
According to the 1998 census, the district's population is 6,320,000, 82% of which is urban.[9]:45Punjabi is the first language[10] of 86% of the population, while Urdu and Pashto account for 10% and 2% respectively.[9]:50
Education
According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan , Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69.2 and learning score of 53.93.Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score , with a score of 93.51. According to PEC assessments , Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8.
Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality. The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91.32, ranking it 29th nationally.Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms.
Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo! app from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools , as they are better than government schools but can’t afford the fee. A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in there school.
See also
- Districts of Pakistan
- Lahore
References
^ Bombay Historical Society (1946). Annual bibliography of Indian history and Indology, Volume 4. p. 257..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Baqir, Muhammad (1985). Lahore, past and present. B.R. Pub. Corp. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
^ Naqoosh, Lahore Number 1976
^ Bombay Historical Society (1946). Annual bibliography of Indian history and Indology, Volume 4. p. 257.
^ Baqir, Muhammad (1985). Lahore, past and present. B.R. Pub. Corp. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
^ Masudul Hasan (1978). Guide to Lahore. Ferozsons.
^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk.
^ https://lgcd.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/MCLZones.pdf
^ ab 1998 District Census report of Lahore. Census publication. 125. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
^ "Mother tongue": defined as the language of communication between parents and children, and recorded of each individual.
External links
- Lahore District
Coordinates: 31°25′N 74°20′E / 31.417°N 74.333°E / 31.417; 74.333