Faisalabad District is one of the districts

Districts of Pakistan

The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...

 of Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)

Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

 province, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 5,429,547 of which almost 42% were in Faisalabad

Faisalabad

Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...

 City.

In 1982 Toba Tek Singh District (until then a tehsil of Faisalabad) was created as a separate district from Faisalabad. As of 2006 it is a city district consisting of the city of Faisalabad

Faisalabad

Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...

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Administration

Until divisions were abolished in the year 2000 it was part of Faisalabad Division

Faisalabad Division

Faisalabad Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At abolition it contained the following districts: Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Chiniot....

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The district is currently subdivided into six tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

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1. Faisalabad
   Faisalabad
   Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
   
   
2. Faisalabad Saddar Tehsil
3. Chak Jhumra
   Chak Jhumra
   Chak Jhumra is a town and tehsil near the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a sub-division of Faisalabad District and has a Tehsil municipal administration . Chak Jhumra Town consists of 15 union councils.-About Chak Jhumra:...
   
   
4. Samundri Tehsil
   Samundri Tehsil
   Samundri Tehsil is an administrative subdivision, tehsil, of Faisalabad District in Punjab province of Pakistan. The lands of the Tehsil Samundri are irrigated by Gogera branch canal and Burala branch canal. All villages of the tehsil carry G.B. with their Chak numbers and name of village usually...
   
   
5. Jaranwala Tehsil
   Jaranwala Tehsil
   Jaranwala is a subdivision of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is subdivided into 57 Union Councils. The largest towns in Jaranwala are:Khurrianwala, Satyana, Mandi Rurala Road, Lundianwala, Mandi Buchiana....
   
   
6. Tandlianwala Tehsil
   Tandlianwala Tehsil
   Tandlianwala is a subdivision of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
   
   

See also

• List of Bari Tribes
• Chak No.65-GB Mukandpur, Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Pakistan
  Chak No.65-GB Mukandpur, Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Pakistan
  Chak No.65-GB Mukandpur is a historical village located about 25 kilometers towards south of Faisalabad and nearly 10 kilometres toward north of Jaranwala on Jaranwala - Faisalabad in Tehsil Jaranwala of District Faisalabad in Pakistan.-See Also:...
  
  
• Bajra
  Bajra, Pakistan
  Bajra is a town in Faisalabad District of Punjab in Pakistan.-External links:* Maplandia World Gazetteer...