Dera Ghazi Khan District

Dera Ghazi Khan District
ضلع ڈيره غازى خان
ضلع دیرہ غازی خان
Top to bottom: Shrine of Mullah Qaid Shah, Hills of Fort Munro.
Map of Dera Ghazi Khan District
Map of Dera Ghazi Khan District
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab, Pakistan Punjab
DivisionDera Ghazi Khan
HeadquartersDera Ghazi Khan
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerSardar Abdullah Dasti
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District of Punjab11,294 km2 (4,361 sq mi)
Population
 • District of Punjab3,393,705
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Urban
807,412
 • Rural
2,586,293
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (46.78%)
  • Male:
    (56.17%)
  • Female:
    (37.20%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code064
Number of Tehsils3
Websitedgkhan.punjab.gov.pk

Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ضلع ڈيره غازى خان, Saraiki: ضلع دیرہ غازی خان) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan. Its administrative capital is Dera Ghazi Khan.

The district lies to the west of the Indus River. The Sulaiman Mountains rise to a height of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in the north of the district. Popular tourist destinations are Fort Munro, Yakbai Hill station and Mubarki Top.

  1. ^ "D.G.Khan | Punjab Portal".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).

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