Kasur District

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Map of District Kasur

Kasur District (Urdu/Punjabi: ضلع قصور) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It had a population of 2,375,875 of which 22.78% were urban in 1998.[1]

It has a lot of villages. Its capital is Kasur city. The sufi poet Bulleh Shah was born in Kasur. His poetry is well known in that region as well as in the whole of Pakistan.

1 Administration
2 Physical Features
3 See Also
4 External Links
5 References

[edit] Administration

The district consists of 3 tehsils: ^[1]

Kasur
Chunian
Pattoki
Kot Radha Kishan

[edit] Physical Features

The district is bounded by the river Ravi in the north-west and river Satluj in the south-east. Whereas the old course of river Bias bifurcates the district into two equal parts locally known as Hither and Uthar or Mithan Majh.Both of the areas have a height differential of approximately 5.5 meters. The natural surface elevation of the district is 198 meters above the sea level, having a general slope from north-east to south- west. Whereas the east and west ends of the district comprise the flood plains of the rivers Satluj and Ravi, characterized by breaching of looping river Channels braided around meander bars.

[edit] Topography

Topographically speaking, Kasur district lies between the river Satluj which flows along its boundaries with India and river Ravi which flows its boundary with Sheikhupura district. The districts may be divided into two parts, a low lying or riverine area along the two bordering rivers and upland, away from the rivers. The riverine area is generally inundates during monsoon season. The water level in this area is higher than in the upland. The soil is sandy. The upland is flat plains sloping from north-west to south-west. The general height of the area is from 150 to 200 meters above the sea level.

[edit] Flora

Flora of the district has been greatly modified by human agency of the old open forests of small trees and shrubs; there remains only a few Rakhs or portions of forest which are kept as gazing ground for cattle etc. Amongst trees the most important are Kikar (Acacia arbica), Shisham or Tahli (Dalbergia sissoo), Beri (Zizyphus jajaba), Toot (Morus marlaccae), Sharin (Albizzia lebbek, Dharek (Malia azerdaracb), Phulahi (Acacia modesta), and Nim (Melia indica), Piple (Ficus indica) are planted for shade.The growth in Rakhs is composed mainly of three kinds of trees Jand (Prosopis spicigera), Karril (Capparis aphylla), and van or Jal (Salvadora obeoides). Occasionally pelu (acacia Loucophhloea) and Farash (Tamarix articulate) are also found. Pilchi (Tamarix gallio) is found on moist sandy soil along the rivers and is used for wicker-work, basket making etc.

[edit] Fauna

Wolf and jackal are the only wild animals of any importance. The former being met with occasionally in the low land wastes of Chunian Tehsil but jackal are found every where. Changa Manga reserve a thick forest is the only area in which a few Nelgai, pig, peafowl and here are found. ^[2]

[edit] See Also

Kasur, the capital of Kasur District

[edit] External Links

[edit] References

Administrative Divisions of Punjab (Pakistan)
Capital	Lahore
Districts	Attock \| Bahawalnagar \| Bahawalpur \| Bhakkar \| Chakwal \| Dera Ghazi Khan \| Faisalabad \| Gujranwala \| Gujrat \| Hafizabad \| Jhang \| Jhelum \| Kasur \| Khanewal \| Khushab \| Lahore \| Layyah \| Lodhran \| Mandi Bahauddin \| Mianwali \| Multan \| Muzaffargarh \| Nankana Sahib \| Narowal \| Okara \| Pakpattan \| Rahim Yar Khan \| Rajanpur \| Rawalpindi \| Sahiwal \| Sargodha \| Sheikhupura \| Sialkot \| Toba Tek Singh \| Vehari