Kot Momin (
Punjabi,), is a Tehsil in
Sargodha District
Sargodha District (Punjabi language, Punjabi and ), is a district of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. The capital of the district is Sargodha. It is an agricultural district with wheat, rice, sugarcane and kinnow being its main crops. The Sa ...
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Punjab
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Pakistan
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.
On June 21, 2003, chief minister of Punjab, ''
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi'' announced it as a
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
. Kot Momin is almost 40 Km away from
Sargodha
Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...
city. This place is most famous for citrus fruit (
Kinno,Malta etc.).
Kot Momin made tehsil
Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 June 2003, Retrieved 1 June 2023
Demography
The population is 51,021[ mainly Muslim and Punjabi speaking. A few Christians also live here. Kot Momin is almost 40 km from ]Sargodha
Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...
city. This place is most famous for citrus fruit Kinno (a type of orange). It is linked with Lahore
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and Islamabad
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by M2 motorway.
Education
Following are the notable educational institutes in Kot Momin:
* Govt Associate College Kot Momin For Boys
* Govt Associate College Kot Momin For Girls
* The Superior College, Kot Momin Campus
* Punjab College of Science, Kot Momin Campus
*Government High Secondary School for boys.
*Government Higher Secondary School for girls.
*Dar ul Huda Model High School, Kot Momin
References
{{Neighbourhoods of Sargodha}
Populated places in Sargodha District
Cities in Punjab (Pakistan)
Tehsils of Sargodha District