Rahim Yar Khan District

Rahim Yar Khan District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan and the city of Rahim Yar Khan is its capital.GeographyThe district lies between 27°40'-29°16' north latitudes and 60°45'-70°01' east longitudes. The riverain area of the district lies close to eastern bank of the river Indus and Panjnad. The Rahim Yar Khan District is bounded on the north by Muzaffargarh District, on the east by Bahawalpur District, on the south by Jaisalmer district (India) and Ghotki District of Sindh province, and on the west by Rajanpur District.This district is divided into three main physical features: (a) Riverside area, b) canal-irrigated area, and (c) desert area which is called Cholistan. The Riverside area of the district lies close on the southern side of the Indus river mainly falling in the river bed. The canal-irrigated area lies on the south and is separated by main Minchan Bund. The approximate height of the irrigated area is 150to above sea level. The third part of the area, called Cholistan, lies in the south of the irrigated tract up to the Indo-Pak border. The surface of the desert consists of a succession of sand dunes rising at places to a height of 150m and covered with the vegetation peculiar to sandy tracts.AdministrationJamil Ahmed Jamil is current DCO of Rahim Yar Khan District. Zeeshan Asghar is current DPO of Rahim Yar khan district. The district has an area of 11,880km2 and comprises four tehsils, which contain a total of 122 union councils. There are four municipal committees and five town committees in the district.