Nankana Sahib District
| ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب |
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| District | |
| Nankana Sahib District | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′58″N 73°42′23″E / 31.449561°N 73.70648°ECoordinates: 31°26′58″N 73°42′23″E / 31.449561°N 73.70648°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Capital | Nankana Sahib |
| Established | May 2005 |
| Headquarters | Nankana Sahib |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,960 km2 (1,140 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | 3 seats |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Nankana Sahib District (Urdu: ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب) (Punjabi: Shahmukhi: ضِلع ننكانہ صاحِب Gurumukhi: ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ) is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Nankana Sahib is the seat of the district government, and Shahkot is the largest urban center. The district of Nankana Sahib is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Lahore and about 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Faisalabad.
According to the 1998 census results, the most widely spoken first language in the Nankana Sahib Tehsil was Punjabi, accounting for 98.6% of the population, while Urdu was the native language of 0.41%.
The area around Nankana Sahib was formerly a tehsil of Sheikhupura District. In May 2005, the Punjab government decided to raise the status of Nankana Sahib to that of a district as a way of promoting development in the area, and investment from Indian Sikhs.
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