Murree District ضلع مری | |
|---|---|
  Top: GPO ( General Post Office) Murree Bottom: Hills in Kotli Sattian | |
 Map of Punjab with Murree District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Murree |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 738 km2 (285 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 372,947 |
| • Density | 505/km2 (1,310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 179,444 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0593 |
| Number ofTehsils | 2 |
Murree, (Punjabi/Urdu:ضِلع مری) is a district of theRawalpindi Division in the northernmost part of thePakistani province ofPunjab. It was created out ofRawalpindi District in 2022 and consists of twotehsils,Kotli Sattian andMurree.[1]
| Tehsil | Area (km2)[2] | Population (2023)[2] | Density (ppl/km²) (2023)[2] | 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% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | … | — |
| 1961 | … | — |
| 1972 | … | — |
| 1981 | … | — |
| 1998 | … | — |
| 2017 | 352,312 | — |
| 2023 | 372,947 | +0.95% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
As of the2023 census, Murree district has 66,187 households and a population of 372,947.[4] 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. According to Bureau of statistics data shows District Murree has the Highest Literacy Rate in Punjab.[5][6] 82,063 (22.19% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[7] 48,729 (13.07%) live in urban areas.[5]
| Religious group | 1941[8] | 2017[9] | 2023[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 77,974 | 97.13% | 351,764 | 99.84% | 368,391 | 99.61% |
Hinduism [a] | 1,629 | 2.03% | 61 | 0.02% | 9 | ~0% |
Sikhism | 435 | 0.54% | N/a | N/a | 5 | ~0% |
Christianity | 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% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Murree tehsil of Rawalpindi district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Murree district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | ||||||
At the time of the 2023 census, 43.93% of the population spokePunjabi, while 26.00% identified their mother-tongue asHindko, 5.73% asUrdu and 2.12% asPashto. 20.26% of the population spoke a language classified as 'Others'.[11][b]
Provincial capital:Lahore | ||
| Bahawalpur |  | |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | ||
| Faisalabad | ||
| Gujranwala | ||
| Gujrat | ||
| Lahore | ||
| Mianwali | ||
| Multan | ||
| Rawalpindi | ||
| Sahiwal | ||
| Sargodha | ||
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