Pathankot, once a tehsil of Gurdaspur, was declared a district on 27 July 2011

Background

The Pathankot district administration records that Pathankot was officially declared a district on 27 July 2011 by the Government of Punjab.
Before that it was a tehsil of Gurdaspur district.
Pathankot stands where Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir converge.
The Chakki river flows near the city.
The district lies between 32 degrees 16 minutes 40 seconds and 32 degrees 21 minutes 21 seconds north latitude.
Its longitude range is 75 degrees 31 minutes 15 seconds to 75 degrees 46 minutes 56 seconds east.