Okara District is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. It became a separate district in 1982, before that it was part of the Sahiwal District. The Multan road connects the district capital, Okara with Lahore 110 km away and Faisalabad 100 km bypassing the Ravi River. According to the 2017 census, the district has a population of 3, 39,139.
Location
The District lies between 31º- 55’ and 32º- 30’ north latitudes and 74º- 35’ and 75º- 21’ east longitude.
Boundaries
Okara District shares a boundary on the south with Bahawalnagar, on the south-west with Pakpattan, on the west with Sahiwal, on the north with the district of Faisalabad, and Nankana Sahib, on the far-north with Kasur, on the south-east with Fazilka (India). Okara District lies on Radcliffe line/Indo-Pakistani border, therefore its geographic importance for defense is high. Okara cantonment has a significant position in Pakistan.