Districts of Rawalpindi Division

Rawalpindi District

The divisional headquarters and a premier strategic, military, and economic gateway adjacent to Islamabad — 6.12 million residents across 5,286 km², with 7 tehsils, major teaching hospitals, and 7 National Assembly seats.

Attock District

A strategic frontier at Punjab’s northern gateway on the Indus — 2.17 million people across 6,857 km², with defense installations, oil and gas extraction, and the rugged Kala Chitta ranges.

Jhelum District

The “Land of Soldiers” along the Jhelum River — 1.38 million residents, famed for military recruitment, stone quarrying, tobacco curing, and salt and cement industry across 3,587 km².

Chakwal District

A Pothohar Plateau anchor renowned for armed-forces recruitment — 1.73 million people across 6,524 km², with limestone, coal, salt reserves, and major cement and poultry clusters.