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Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ غازی خان), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 23th most populous city of Pakistan as of 2023. [5] Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and Dera Ghazi Khan Division.
As of the 2023 census, residual Dera Ghazi Khan district has 292,658 households and a population of 2,348,245. [16] The district has a sex ratio of 100.71 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 43.98%: 47.78% for males and 35.64% for females.
Dera Ghazi Khan Tehsil was created as a subdivision of Dera Ghazi Khan District during British rule. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 193,744, compared with 177,062 in 1891. The population according to the 1901 census of India was 193,744, compared with 177,062 in 1891.
During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division. [3] Dera Ghazi Khan was made into a separate division in 1982 and took more than 60% land area of Multan division. The division system was abolished in 2000 but restored in 2008 after the restoration of democracy ...
In the local language, the word ḍerā means "tent, encampment", and is commonly found in the name of towns in the Indus Valley such as Dera Ghazi Khan and Dera Bugti. It is named after Dodai mercenary Ismail Khan, son of Malik Sohrab Dodai, who founded the town. [5] As such the name of the city means "Camp of Ismail Khan."
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport or D. G. Khan Airport (IATA: DEA, ICAO: OPDG) (Balochi: ڈیرہ غازی خان بالی پٹ, Urdu: ڈیرہ غازی خان بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) is 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city centre of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Dera Ghazi Khan: 3 Rajanpur: 3 Total Punjab 141 32 Sindh: Larkana: Jacobabad: 1 8 14 Kashmore: 2 Shikarpur: 1 Larkana: 2 Qambar Shahdadkot: 2 Sukkur: Ghotki: 2 7 Sukkur: 2 Khairpur: 3 Nawabshah: Naushahro Feroze: 2 6 Nawabshah: 2 Sanghar: 2 Mirpur Khas: Mirpur Khas: 2 5 Umerkot: 1 Tharparkar: 2 Hyderabad: Matiari: 1 13 Tando Allahyar: 1 ...
NA-185 Dera Ghazi Khan-II (این اے-185، ڈیرہ غازي خان-2) is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the city of Dera Ghazi Khan which was in the old NA-172 before the 2018 delimitations. [2] [3]