Firozpur district

Ferozepur district is one of the twenty s in the state of in North-West.

It comprises an area of 11,142 sq km. The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east. The country consists of two distinct tracts that are liable to annual fertilizing inundations from the Sutlej, the only river, which runs along the north-western boundary. The principal crops are wheat, barley, millet, gram, pulses, oil seeds, cotton, tobacco, &c. The manufactures are of the humblest kind, consisting chiefly of cotton and wool-weaving and are confined entirely to the supply of local wants. The other important towns and sea of commerce are, ,, , and. Geographically it is the biggest district of Punjab. in Owing principally to the dryness of its climate (apart from annual rains in September and October), Ferozepur has the reputation of being an exceptionally healthy district. It has second most rice mills in punjab and used to be big trade centre before partition of India and Pakistan.

city is the Capital of this District. The adjoining Ferozepur city combines with the city to give the district its most urban hub.

Location
It is located next to the border with. The border being to its west. It has the district of to its north. In the south are and.

Geography
It has extreme climate, with the summers being very hot and the winters very cold. The River runs through the district and moves over to the Pakistan side through the Ferozpur Pakistan border. There is a large lake made at the headworks. Due to new district carved out lately on the east of firozpur district are Moga district and Faridkot district.Towards the south it touches Mukatsar district as well.On the southwest lies Ganganagar district.On the North it is separated from Kapurthala district and in the northwest it is separated from Amritsar district by Satluj River (formerly: Sutlej)