Taxila Tehsil, headquartered at Taxila, is one of the eight Tehsils (sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is bordered on its north and west by Attock District, on its south by Rawalpindi Tehsil, on its southeast by Islamabad Capital Territory, and on its east by Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Country | Pakistan |
Region | Punjab |
District | Rawalpindi District |
Capital | Taxila |
Union councils | 10 |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 677,951 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Historically, the area was part of the ancient region of Gandhara. Taxila contains the Taxila ruins, which were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.[1]
According to the 2017 census, the tehsil has a population of 677,951.[2]
The tehsil of Taxila is administratively subdivided into 10 union councils:[3]
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