Mianwali District 4.07

The Mianwali District, is a district in the northwest of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is border district between Province of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. People of Mianwali understand and share the culture of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.AdministrationThe district is administratively divided into three tehsils 7 Municipal Committees and 51 union councils:GeographyMianwali district covers an area of. The area in north is a continuation of the Pothohar Plateau and the Kohistan-e-Namak. Southern side of the district is a part of Thal Desert. Indus River flows through the district.ClimateMianwali district has an extreme climate, with a long, hot summer season and cold, dry winters. Summer lasts from May to September and winter lasts from November till February. June is the hottest month with average temperatures of 42 °C (highest recorded temperature 52 °C); in winter, December and January monthly average temperatures can be as low as 3 to 4 °C. The average rainfall in the district is about 385 mm.DemographicsAccording to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of, of which % resided in urban settlements. The first languages spoken were Punjabi, Saraiki (12%), Pashto (10%) and Urdu (3.5%).