AGSL GeoDiscovery

Division Capitals, Pakistan, 1998

Description:

This point shapefile contains the division capital for Pakistan in 1998. Divisions were the third tier of government in Pakistan, between the provinces and districts. They were abolished in 2000 by the government of former president Pervez Musharraf to make way for local governance via district governments. As of August 2008, divisions in some provinces have been restored with Punjab taking the lead and restoring its eight divisions. This layer is part of a collection of data relating to administrative units in the Pakistan.

This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jc602yn8789

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/jc602yn8789

Language:

eng

Creator:

Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network (Australia). Australian Centre. and Griffith University

Publisher:

Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network (Australia). Australian Centre.

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Point data

Subject:

Administrative and political divisions, Capitals (Cities), and Location

Theme:

Location

Temporal Coverage:

1998

Date Issued:

2004

Spatial Coverage:

Pakistan

Rights:

These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.

Rights Holder:

Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

false