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Rawalpindi Division is an administrative division of the Pakistani province of Punjab. Rawalpindi serves as the headquarters of the division which consists of 5 districts: Attock , Chakwal , Jhelum , Murree , and Rawalpindi .
Rawalpindi District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضِلع راولپِنڈى) is a district located in the northernmost part of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Parts of the district form part of the Islamabad Rawalpindi metropolitan area. Rawalpindi city is the district capital. The district has an area of 5,286 km 2 (2,041 sq mi).
English: This is a map showing the location of Rawalpindi Division within the Pakistani province of Punjab. You can find information about the sources used on this map, showing every district in the Pakistani province of Punjab, with each division colored differently. This map and its borders are up to date as of September 30, 2020.
In the partition, Multan Division and Rawalpindi Division, which were 75.43% and 85.52% Muslim respectively, were entirely given to Pakistan. Each district and each tehsil in both of these divisions had a proportion of Muslims over 50%. [13] [12] Ambala Division was given to India, being only 28.07% Muslim.
In the late 1970s new divisions were formed; Gujranwala Division was formed from parts of Lahore and Rawalpindi divisions; Dera Ghazi Khan Division was split from Multan Division; Faisalabad Division was split from Sargodha Division and, with the passage of time, the number of these divisions increased and now there are nine divisions.
In 1901, Rawalpindi was made the winter headquarters of the Northern Command and of the Rawalpindi military division. Riots broke out against British rule in 1905, following a famine in Punjab that peasants were led to believe was a deliberate act. [40]
Map of Pakistan showing National Assembly Constituencies as of 2023. ... Division District Seats Total General ... Rawalpindi: Attock: 2 12 32 Murree: 1 Rawalpindi: 6
Toggle Rawalpindi Division subsection. 8.1 Attock District. 8.2 Chakwal District. 8.3 Jhelum District. 8.4 Rawalpindi District. 8.5 Murree District. 9 Sahiwal Division.