Bahawalpur District

Bahawalpur District is one of the districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Its capital is Bahawalpur city. According to the 1998 Census of Pakistan it had a population of 2,433,091 of which 27.01% were urban Bahawalpur district covers 24,830 km². Approximately two-thirds of the district is covered by the Cholistan Desert, which extends into the Thar Desert of India. The district is a major producer of cotton.It is located in the south of the Punjab province, Bahawalpur district is bordered by India to its south and south east, Bahawalnagar to its north east, Vehari, Lodhran and Multan to its north, Rahimyar Khan to its west and Muzaffargarh to its north west.AdministrationThe district is administratively divided into five tehsils and 107 Union Councils:DemographyAccording to the 1998 census, the most widely spoken first language in the district was Saraiki, accounting for 64.3% of the population, followed by Punjabi with 28.4% and Urdu with 5.5%.