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Partner TMA -
Okara |
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Tehsil Okara is one of the
four tehsils of district Okara. It spreads over
an area of 1,241 square kilometres with a
population of 862,364 (as per DCR 1998).
Okara Tehsil is about 127 kilometres to the
south-west of Lahore, on the National Highway,
and on the main Lahore-Karachi Railway Line.
Okara is bounded by district Faisalabad and
Sheikhupura on the north-west where river Ravi
forms the natural boundary. On the north-east
lies the district of Kasur. On the south is the
district of Bahawalnagar and south-west is
Pakpattan district and the boundary of Sahiwal
district on the west. On the south runs the
river Satluj with some area of Tehsil Depalpur
across the river alongwith Indo-Pak border.
Okara was raised to the level of Municipal
Committee in 1937. After the implementation of
Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001, it was
given the status of TMA.
Website of the TMA, developed by PMDFC, can be
accessed at:
www.tmaokara.com |
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