Lahore District

District in Punjab, Pakistan

District of Punjab in Pakistan

Lahore District

ضلع لہور (Punjabi)
ضلع لاہور (Urdu)

District of Punjab

Top: Badshahi Mosque
Bottom: Tomb of Jahangir

Map of Lahore District highlighted within Punjab Province

Coordinates: 31°25′N 74°20′E﻿ / ﻿31.417°N 74.333°E﻿ / 31.417; 74.333
Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Punjab
Division| Lahore
Headquarters| Lahore
Government

• Type| District Administration
• District Commissioner| Muhammad Ali[1]
• District Police Officer| N/A
• District Health Officer| N/A
Area

• Total| 1,772 km2 (684 sq mi)
Elevation

| 216 m (709 ft)
Population

(2023)[2]

• Total| 13,004,135
• Density| 7,300/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+5 (PKT)
Website| lahore.punjab.gov.pk

Lahore District (Punjabi: ضلع لہور; Urdu: ضلع لاہور) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital, Lahore and surrounding areas. It is the most populous district of Pakistan, with a population of over 13 million in 2023.[2][3][4]

The total area is 1,772 square kilometres (684 sq mi). Before 1976, Lahore district was composed of 3 tehsils - Lahore, Kasur and Chunian, but in 1976, Kasur and Chunian tehsils became Kasur District, separate from Lahore District.[5][6] The remaining area was then sub-divided into 5 tehsils - Lahore, Lahore Cantonment, Model Town, Raiwind and Shalimar.

On 27 August 2024, the Punjab Government announced the creation of five new tehsils - Wagah, Ravi, Nishtar, Iqbal Town and Saddar.

## Administration

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The district is administratively subdivided into ten tehsils.

Name of Tehsil[7] | No of Union Councils

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Lahore Cantt |
Lahore City |
Model Town |
Raiwind |
Shalimar |
Wagah |
Ravi |
Nishtar |
Iqbal Town |
Saddar

## Demography

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### Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1951 | 1,134,757| —
1961 | 1,625,810| +3.66%
1972 | 2,587,621| +4.32%
1981 | 3,544,942| +3.56%
1998 | 6,318,745| +3.46%
2017 | 11,119,985| +3.02%
2023 | 13,004,135| +2.64%
Sources:[8]

At the time of the 2017 census, Lahore district had 1,744,755 households and a population of 11,119,985. Lahore had a sex ratio of 912 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.08% - 79.19% for males and 74.75% for females. The entire population lived in urban areas. 2,609,959 (23.47%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 2,012,526 households and a population of 13,004,135.[2]

### Religion

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| Religion in Lahore district (2023)[10]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 95.26%
Christianity |

| 4.64%
Other or not stated |

| 0.1%

Religion in Lahore District  Religious
group  | 2017[11] | 2023[10]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 10,530,816  | 94.7%  | 12,363,149  | 95.26%
Christianity | 571,365  | 5.14%  | 602,431  | 4.64%
Ahmadiyya | 13,433  | 0.12%  | 7,139  | 0.06%
Hinduism | 2,670  | 0.02%  | 2,811  | 0.02%
Sikhism | —  | —  | 324  | 0%
Zoroastrianism | —  | —  | 77  | 0%
Others  | 1,701  | 0.02%  | 2,339  | 0.02%
Total Population  | 11,119,985  | 100%  | 12,978,661  | 100%
Religious groups in Lahore District (British Punjab province era)  Religious
group  | 1901[12] | 1911[13][14] | 1921[15] | 1931[16] | 1941[17]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Islam | 717,519  | 61.74%  | 626,271  | 60.44%  | 647,640  | 57.25%  | 815,820  | 59.18%  | 1,027,772  | 60.62%
Hinduism [a] | 276,375  | 23.78%  | 217,609  | 21%  | 255,690  | 22.6%  | 259,725  | 18.84%  | 284,689  | 16.79%
Sikhism | 159,701  | 13.74%  | 169,008  | 16.31%  | 179,975  | 15.91%  | 244,304  | 17.72%  | 310,646  | 18.32%
Christianity | 7,296  | 0.63%  | 21,781  | 2.1%  | 46,454  | 4.11%  | 57,097  | 4.14%  | 70,147  | 4.14%
Jainism | 1,047  | 0.09%  | 1,139  | 0.11%  | 1,209  | 0.11%  | 1,450  | 0.11%  | 1,951  | 0.12%
Zoroastrianism | 171  | 0.01%  | 209  | 0.02%  | 179  | 0.02%  | 159  | 0.01%  | 136  | 0.01%
Buddhism | 0  | 0%  | 128  | 0.01%  | 170  | 0.02%  | 14  | 0%  | 32  | 0%
Judaism | 0  | 0%  | 13  | 0%  | 13  | 0%  | 1  | 0%  | 2  | 0%
Others  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 6  | 0%  | 0  | 0%  | 0  | 0%
Total population  | 1,162,109  | 100%  | 1,036,158  | 100%  | 1,131,336  | 100%  | 1,378,570  | 100%  | 1,695,375  | 100%
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.
Religion in the Tehsils of Lahore District (1941)[17] Tehsil | Islam | Hinduism [a] | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[b] | Total

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Lahore Tehsil  | 552,907  | 62.12%  | 193,714  | 21.77%  | 103,312  | 11.61%  | 37,442  | 4.21%  | 1,095  | 0.12%  | 2,458  | 0.28%  | 890,024  | 100%
Chunian Tehsil  | 237,829  | 60.85%  | 56,293  | 14.4%  | 83,888  | 21.46%  | 11,730  | 3%  | 47  | 0.01%  | 165  | 0.04%  | 390,852  | 100%
Kasur Tehsil  | 237,036  | 57.19%  | 34,682  | 8.37%  | 123,446  | 29.78%  | 18,514  | 4.47%  | 809  | 0.2%  | 8  | 0%  | 414,499  | 100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

### Language

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Languages of Lahore district (2023)[18]

Punjabi (73.58%)

Urdu (21.13%)

Pashto (2.06%)

Mewati (2.01%)

Saraiki (0.49%)

Others (1.22%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.58% of the population spoke Punjabi, 21.13% Urdu, 2.06% Pashto, 2.01% Mewati, 0.49% Saraiki, and 0.25% Hindko as their first language.[18]

## Education

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According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Lahore is ranked nationally at 32 with a score of 69.2 and learning score of 53.93. Lahore ranks nationally at number 1 in terms of readiness score, with a score of 93.51. According to PEC assessments, Lahore ranks last out of all districts of Punjab in both class 5 and class 8.

Science labs in schools are either not available or have inadequate instruments which also affects quality. The school infrastructure score of Lahore is 91.32, ranking it 29th nationally. Still few schools in a major district like Lahore have open air or dangerous classrooms.

Issues mainly reported in TaleemDo! app[19] from Lahore are that students want to study in private schools, as they are better than government schools but can not afford the fee. A communication gap between the teachers and the students was also reported and a few reported some facilities problems in their school.

## See also

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* Districts of Pakistan
* Lahore
* Punjab

## References

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1. ^ "Lahore: 'Roti' price increases Rs2 without district govt's permission". Dunya News. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
3. ^ "Towns and Unions in the City District of Lahore". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
4. ^ "Lahore District". Digital South Asia Library, University of Chicago website. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. ^ "Geographical Boundaries of Lahore". lahore.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
6. ^ "Punjab-Lahore -". Retrieved 10 May 2023. ""Lahore district is bounded on the north and west by Sheikhupura district, on the east by India's Amritsar district, and on the south by Kasur district. River Ravi flows on the northern side of Lahore, and separates it from Sheikhupura district."
7. ^ "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary with Region Breakup" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
9. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
10. ^ a b "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
11. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
12. ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
13. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
14. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
15. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
16. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277\. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
17. ^ a b "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42\. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
18. ^ a b "Population by Sex, Mother Tongue and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
19. ^ "Taleem Do! App – Elections 2018 | #TaleemDo". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

1. ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
2. ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

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Districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Provincial capital: Lahore

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Gujrat|

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Lahore|

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Mianwali|

* Bhakkar
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Multan|

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Rawalpindi|

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Sahiwal|

* Okara
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Sargodha|

* Khushab
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Neighbourhoods in Lahore

Gulberg|

* Signal Shop (UC 118)
* Railway Colony (UC 119)
* Daras Choty Mian (UC 120)
* Daras Baray Mian (UC 122)
* Garhi Shahu (UC 123)
* Barganza (UC 124)
* Bibi Pak Daman (UC 172)
* Sarak-e-Habib Ullah (UC 173)
* Basti Syedan Shah (UC 185)
* Canal Bagh (UC 200)
* Shahrak-e-Ghous Azam (UC 201)
* Gulberg III (UC 202)
* UC 203
* UC 204
* Shahrak-e-Makka (UC 205)
* Gopal Nagar (UC 206)
* Model Town (UC 207)
* Garden Town (UC 208)
* Model Town Extension (UC 208)
* Shahrak-e-Faisal (UC 210)
* Kohta Pind (UC 211)
* Model Town Q (UC 223)
* Pindi Rajpotan (UC 224)
* Kot Lakhpat (UC 225)
* Model Town R (UC 226)

Shalimar|

* Bhaghatpura (UC 24)
* Akram Bagh (UC 26)
* Fazal Bagh (UC 27)
* Jehangir Bagh (UC 28)
* Fazal Bagh (UC 31)
* Hussain Bagh (UC 40)
* Makhanpura (UC 41)
* Dhobighat (UC 42)
* Sultanpura (UC 43)
* Misri Shah (UC 44)
* Chah Miran (UC 45)
* Katchopura (UC 46)
* Wassanpura (UC 47)
* Crown Park (UC 121)
* Baghbanpura (UC 125)
* Hazrat Mukhdoom Baha-ud-Din Shah (UC 127)
* Hazrat Madhu Lal Hussain (UC 128)
* Shahrak-e-Muhammad Din (UC 129)
* Shahrak-e-Madina (UC 130)
* Angori Bagh (UC 153)
* Kotli Peer Abdul Rehman (UC 154)
* Sahowarri (UC 156)
* Gujjarpura (UC 161)
* Qamar Din Bagh (UC 161)
* Shahrak-e-Multani (UC 163)
* Rehmatpura (UC 164)
* Ghous Bagh (UC 165)
* Shah Noor Bagh (UC 166)
* Bilal Bagh (UC 167)

Ravi|

* Kot Begum (UC 1)
* Yousaf Bagh (UC 2)
* Kot Kamboh (UC 3)
* Shamsabad (UC 4)
* Chah Cheemay Walay (UC 5)
* Shahrak-e-Aziz (UC 6)
* Lajpat Nagar (UC 7)
* Faisal Bagh (UC 8)
* Javed Bagh (UC 9)
* Shahrak-e-Qaisar (UC 05)
* Majeed Bagh (UC 11)
* Qazi Bagh (UC 12)
* Ravi-Clifton (UC 13)
* Ladhay Shah (UC 14)
* Qila Lachman Singh (UC 15)
* Shahrak-e-Auqaf (UC 16)
* Farooqganj (UC 17)
* Hanif Bagh (UC 18)
* Siddiqpue Pura (UC 19)
* Shahrak-e-Larex (UC 20)
* Shahrak-e-Badar (UC 21)
* Data Nagar (UC 22)
* Shahrak-e-Saddiqua (UC 23)
* Bhama Jhugian (UC 25)
* Usmanganj (UC 29)
* Manzorabad (UC 30)
* Mochi Gate (UC 31)
* Azam Markaz (UC 33)
* Shah Alam Markaz (UC 34)
* Rang Mahal, Lahore (UC 35)
* Lohari Gate (UC 36)
* Bhati Gate (UC 37)
* Shahi Qila (UC 38)
* Begampura (UC 126)
* Sotar Mandi (UC 39)

Wagah Zone|

* Karol War (UC 108)
* Naseerabad (UC 131)
* Mehmood Boti (UC 132)
* Sabz Bagh (UC 133)
* Muslimabad (UC 134)
* Sirajpura (UC 135)
* Daroghawala (UC 136)
* Shadipura (UC 137)
* Mominpura (UC 138)
* Salamat Pura (UC 143)
* Warra Sattar (UC 144)
* Lakhu Dhair (UC 174)
* Hando Gujjran (UC 175)
* Awan Dhaiye Wala (UC 176)
* Attoke Awan (UC 177)
* Manawan Rampur Jageer (UC 178)
* Bhaseen (UC 179)
* Minhala Kalan-Nathoki (UC 180)
* Wahga (UC 181)
* Dogra Kalan (UC 182)
* Khaira-Jallo (UC 183)
* Barki (UC 189)
* Hadiyara (UC 190)
* Gawind (UC 191)
* Lidher (UC 194)

Aziz Bhatti|

* Daroghawala (UC 139)
* Fatehgarh (UC 140)
* Rashidpura (UC 141)
* Nabipura (UC 142)
* Harbanspura (UC 145)
* Panj Peer (UC 146)
* Shahrak-e-Razaq (UC 147)
* Tajpura (UC 148)
* Al Faisal (UC 149)
* Rangers Saddar Daftar (UC 150)
* Shahrak-e-Guldasht (UC 151)
* Nawa Pind (UC 152)
* Faisal Bagh (UC 155)
* Mughalpura (UC 157)
* Nabinagar (UC 158)
* Ghaziabad (UC 159)
* Nizamabad (UC 160)
* Dry Port Mughalpura (UC 184)
* Madni Mohallah (UC 186)
* Mustafabad (Dharampura) (UC 187)
* Mian Meer (UC 188)
* Terra (UC 192)
* Bangali (UC 193)

Data Gunj Bakhsh|

* Bilal Gunj
* Marzipura (UC 48)
* Kasoorpura (UC 49)
* Shafique Abad (UC 50)
* Amin Bagh (UC 51)
* Nasir Bagh (UC 52)
* Karim Bagh (UC 53)
* Data Darbar Peer Makki (UC 54)
* Mian Shams-ud-Din Bagh (UC 55)
* Mian Munshi Bagh (UC 56)
* Toheed Bagh (UC 57)
* Sanat Nagar (UC 58)
* Chuhan Bagh (UC 59)
* Chuhan Park (UC 60)
* Porani Anarkali (UC 61)
* Beadan Sarak (UC 62)
* Naya Anarkali (UC 63)
* Rewaz Bagh (UC 64)
* Islampura (UC 65)
* Sanda (UC 66)
* Sadaqat Bagh (UC 67)
* Mozang (UC 68)
* Sir Ganga Ram (UC 69)
* Sarai Sultan (UC 70)
* Sanda Kalan (UC 71)
* Usman Ganj (UC 72)
* Raj Garh (UC 73)
* Sanda Khurd (UC 74)
* G.O.R (UC 81)
* Gawalmandi (UC 168)
* Nisbat Sarak (UC 169)
* Shah Abdul Mali (UC 170)
* Qila Gujar Singh (UC 171)
* Shadman (UC 198)
* Shah Jamal (UC 199)

Samanabad|

* Samanabad
* Gulshan-e-Ravi (UC 75)
* Naya Choburji Bagh (UC 76)
* Gulshan-e-Ravi A (UC 77)
* Gulshan-e-Ravi F (UC 78)
* Rustam Bagh (UC 79)
* Shahrak-e-Gulgashat (UC 80)
* Islamia Park (UC 82)
* Bahawalpur Ghar (UC 83)
* Ichhra (UC 84)
* Rehmanpura (UC 85)
* Naya Samanabad (UC 86)
* Muhammadpura (UC 87)
* Kamboh (UC 88)
* Nawankot (UC 89)
* Zubaida Bagh (UC 90)
* Dungigah (UC 91)
* Union Bagh (UC 92)
* Shaheenabad (UC 93)
* Sodiwal (UC 94)
* Shahrak-e-Shalamar (UC 99)
* Babu Sabu (UC 100)
* Shahrak-e-Jafaria (UC 104)
* Pakki Thatti (UC 107)
* Huma (UC 212)
* Kashmir (UC 213)
* Raza (UC 214)
* Karim (UC 215)
* Muslim (UC 216)
* Shah Jamal (UC 217)
* Jahanzaib (UC 218)
* Neelum (UC 219)

Allama Iqbal Zone|

* Dholanwal (UC 95)
* Sabzazar A (UC 96)
* Saeed Pur (UC 97)
* Sabzazar (UC 98)
* Kot Kamboh (UC 101)
* Jhugian Nagra (UC 102)
* Sabzazar K (UC 103)
* Hassan-Awan (UC 105)
* Mustafa Bagh-Dubanpura (UC 106)
* Shahrak-e-Margazar (UC 109)
* Thokar Niaz Beg (UC 110)
* Hanjarwal (UC 111)
* Shahrak-e-Mustafa (UC 112)
* Canal View (UC 113)
* Shahrak-e-Johar (UC 114)
* Johar-PIA (UC 115)
* EME (UC 116)
* Shahpur (UC 117)
* Mansoorah (UC 117)
* Shahrak-e-Wafaqi (UC 220)
* Johar E (UC 221)
* Ajhodia Pur (UC 222)
* Township B1 (UC 232)
* Township II (UC 233)
* Township I (UC 234)
* Satta Katla (UC 235)
* Ali Raza Abad (UC 236)
* Wapda (UC 257)
* Chung Panj Garan (UC 258)
* Shahrak-e-Azmeer (UC 259)
* Maraka (UC 260)
* Mohlanwal (UC 261)
* Shamke Bhattian (UC 262)
* Manga (UC 263)
* Sultanke (UC 264)
* Manga Ottar (UC 265)
* Talab Sarai (UC 266)
* Manak (UC 267)
* Jodhu Dheer (UC 268)
* Raiwind Shehr (UC 272)
* Raiwind (UC 273)
* Babliyana (UC 274)

Nishtar|

* Heir (UC 195)
* Jhaman (UC 196)
* Dhuloke (UC 197)
* Bostan (UC 227)
* Chungi Amar Sidhu (UC 228)
* Chungi Amar Sidhu II (UC 229)
* Shahrak-e-Sittara (UC 230)
* Shahrak-e-Pak (UC 231)
* Township B1 (UC 235)
* Green C2 (UC 236)
* Green D2 (UC 237)
* Shahrak-e-Marriam (UC 238)
* Keer Kalan (UC 239)
* Baghrian Dharam Chand (UC 240)
* Chandrai (UC 241)
* Attari Saroba (UC 242)
* Nashtar (UC 243)
* Gajju Matta (UC 244)
* Dullo Khurd Kalan (UC 245)
* Youhanabad (UC 246)
* Kahna Kohna (UC 247)
* Shahzada (UC 248)
* Kamahan (UC 249)
* Teh Punjo (UC 250)
* Halloki (UC 251)
* Pandoke (UC 252)
* Saraich (UC 253)
* Dev Khurd Kalan (UC 254)
* Bhobatian (UC 269)
* Ariyan (UC 270)
* Jia Bhagga (UC 271)

Cantonment|

* Lahore Cantonment (Defence, Cavalry Ground, Islamnagar)

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