Narowal District
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| Narowal District | |
 Location of Narowal in Punjab. |
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| Area | 2337 km² |
| Population (1998) • Density |
1,256,097 • 538/km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• • • seats • 2 |
| Main language(s) | Urdu, Punjabi |
| Website | [1] |
Narowal District (Urdu/Punjabi: نارووال) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Narowal city is the capital of the district. Narowal District is divided into two tehsils, Narowal and Shakargarh. Before the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Shakargarh town was the headquarters of Shakargarh Tehsil, which was a subdivision of theGurdaspur District of British India. Under the Radcliffe Award, the tehsil of Shakargarh was transferred to Pakistan and attached to Sialkot District. In July 1, 1991 Narowal and Shakargarh were removed from Sialkot District to form Narowal District.
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[edit] Boundaries
The district is bounded on the northwest by Sialkot District, on the north by Kashmir, on the east by Gurdaspur district (India) which contains the Pathankot tehsil contiguous to Pakistan; and internationalised on the south by Amritsar district (India) and Sheikhupura district.
[edit] Demography
The total area of the district is approximately 2,337 square kilometres. Narowal Tehsil occupies 1,065 square kilometres while remaining area 1,272 square kilometres falls in Shakargarh tehsil. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban[1]
[edit] Places of interest
Kartarpur (meaning: The City of God), is a small village located on the West bank of the Ravi river, some 15km Narowal city. Guru Nanak spent his last years of life and passed away in Kartarpur. It is one of the holiest places in Sikhism located in the Majha] region.
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