Murree District
{{short description|District in Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Murree District
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ضلع مری}}
| native_name_lang = Ur
| settlement_type = District of Punjab
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = GPO Mall Road Murree.jpg
|photo2a = Hills Kotli Sattian - 2 Feb 2011.jpg
}}
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Top: Mall in Murree
Bottom: Hills in Kotli Sattian
| image_map = Pakistan - Punjab - Murree.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Punjab with Murree District highlighted
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}}
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Rawalpindi
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| founder =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Murree
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = District Administration
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name = Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 738
| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 372,947
| population_rural =
| population_urban = 179444
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = PST
| utc_offset1 = +5
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 14 October 2022
| area_code = 0593
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of Tehsils
| blank1_info_sec1 = 2
| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s)
| demographics1_info1 = Punjabi
| website =
| total_type = Total
}}
Murree, (Punjabi/{{Langx|ur|{{nq|ضِلع مری}}}}) is a district of the Rawalpindi Division in the northernmost part of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It was created out of Rawalpindi District in 2022 and consists of two tehsils, Kotli Sattian and Murree.{{Cite web |last=Sunny |first=Patrick |date=2024-11-19 |title='Poorly' organised Murree tehsils irk residents |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2510656/poorly-organised-murree-tehsils-irk-residents?amp=1 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}
Administrative division
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| Tehsil||Area
!Population !Density (ppl/km²) !Literacy rate (2023) !Union Councils |
|---|
| Kotli Sattian
|304 |120,421 |396.12 |88.20% | |
| Murree
|434 |252,526 |581.86 |84.79% |15 |
| Total
|738 |372,947 |480 |86.01% | |
Demographics
= Population =
{{Historical populations|1951|…|1961|…|1972|…|1981|…|1998|…|2017|352312|2023|372947|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
As of the 2023 census, Murree district has 66,187 households and a population of 372,947.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_20.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} The district has a sex ratio of 101.18 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 85.90%: 92.13% for males and 79.52% for females.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_district.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} 82,063 (22.19% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |publisher=}} 48,729 (13.07%) live in urban areas.
= Religion =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religion in Murree District ! rowspan="2" |Religious ! colspan="2" |1941{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=6 }}{{Efn|1941 figures are for Murree tehsil of Rawalpindi district, which roughly corresponds to the present district.}} ! colspan="2" |2017{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} |
| Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
|---|
| Islam 15px
|77,974 |97.13% |351,764 |99.84% |368,391 |99.61% |
| Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}}
|1,629 |2.03% |61 |0.02% |9 |~0% |
| Sikhism 15px
|435 |0.54% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |5 |~0% |
| Christianity 15px
|19 |0.02% |476 |0.14% |1,197 |0.33% |
| Others
|219 |0.28% |11 |~0% |229 |0.06% |
| Total Population
!80,276 !100% !352,312 !100% !369,831 !100% |
{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Languages of Murree District (2023)
| label1 = Punjabi
| value1 = 43.93
| color1 = red
| label2 = Hindko
| value2 = 26.00
| color2 = coral
| label3 = 'Other'
| value3 = 20.26
| color3 = pink
| label4 = Urdu
| value4 = 5.73
| color4 = green
| label5 = Pashto
| value5 = 2.12
| color5 = lightgreen
| label6 = Others
| value6 = 1.96
| color6 = grey
}}
= Language =
At the time of the 2023 census, 43.93% of the population spoke Punjabi, while 26.00% identified their mother-tongue as Hindko, 5.73% as Urdu and 2.12% as Pashto. 20.26% of the population spoke a language classified as 'Others'.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}{{efn|74,927 chose 'Others' in the census, mainly Pahari}}
See also
References
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