Description
Bhakkar District (Urdu: ضِلع بهكّر), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982,and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along the Indus, called Kaccha, while most of the district area lies in the desolate plain of the Thal Desert.The main languages spoken in the district are Saraiki (79.97%), Punjabi (10.18%), Urdu (7.14%), and Pashto (2.33%)
It is located in the west of the Punjab province, Bhakkar district is bordered by Layyah to its south, Jhang to its southeast, Dera Ismail Khan to its west, Khushab to its northeast, and Mianwali to its north.