Layyah District
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Layyah District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city of Layyah is the capital.
[change] Description of the District
Layyah District shares borders with the districts of Bhakkar (north), Muzaffargarh (south), Jhang (east) and D.G. Khan (west). The District is of semi rectangular shape and has sandy land. The total area of the district is 6291 km2. It is 88 km from east to west & 75km from north to south. It is made up of the three tehsils of:
- Layyah
- Chaubara
- Karor Lal Esan
[change] Climate and General Soil Conditions
Layyah District has an extremely hot climate. The temperature in winter is low because it is near the Koh-Suleman mountains. The tehsil Chaubara is almost barren and is made up of forest and sand dunes. The tehsil of Layyah and Karor Lal Esan are better developed agriculturally but they have also large areas of sand dunes and uncultivated land. The river Indus passes from north to south on western side of the district and touches D.G.Khan.
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| Capital | Lahore |
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