Pakistan Punjab

Punjab پنجاب‬
Province
Left to right: Badshahi Mosque, Derawar Fort, Noor Mahal, Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, and Naulakha Pavilion at the Lahore Fort
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Location of Punjab in Pakistan
Coordinates: 31°N 72°E / 31°N 72°E / 31; 72Coordinates: 31°N 72°E / 31°N 72°E / 31; 72
Country	Pakistan
Established	1 July 1970
Capital	Lahore
Largest city	Lahore
Government
• Type	Self-governing Province subject to the Federal Government
• Governor	Rafique Rajwana
• Chief Minister	Hasan Askari Rizvi (acting)
• Chief Secretary	Zahid Saeed (PAS)
• Legislature	Provincial Assembly
• High Court	Lahore High Court
Area
• Total	205,344 km2 (79,284 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	110,012,442
Time zone	PKT (UTC+5)
ISO 3166 code	PK-PB
Main Language(s)	Urdu (national) English (official) Punjabi (provincial) Other languages: Pashto, Balochi, Sindhi; Saraiki
Notable sports teams	Lahore Qalandars Multan Sultans Lahore Lions Rawalpindi Rams Sialkot Stallions Bahawalpur Stags Multan Tigers Faisalabad Wolves
Seats in National Assembly	183
Seats in Provincial Assembly	371
Divisions	10
Districts	36
Tehsils	146
Union Councils	7602
Website	www.punjab.gov.pk

Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi: پنجاب‬, panj-āb, "five waters":  listen ) is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and its most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017. It is bordered by the Pakistan provinces of Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the enclave of Islamabad, and Azad Kashmir. It also shares borders with the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. The provincial capital of Punjab is the city Lahore, a cultural, historical, economic and cosmopolitan centre of Pakistan where the country's cinema industry, and much of its fashion industry, are based.