is to the southeast and Gujranwala District is situated to the west. Sialkot district is spread over an area of 3,016 square kilometers. Sialkot is hot and humid during the summer and cold during the winter. June and July are the hottest months. The maximum temperature during winter may drop to . The land is generally plain and fertile. The average annual rainfall is about 1000 mm. Over 25.82% of the population of the district is urban. Demographics At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 3,894,938, of which 1,921,289 were males and 1,973,150 females. Rural population is 2,750,403 while the urban population is 1,144,535. Islam is the predominant religion with 96.04% of the population while Christians are 3.50% of the population. At the time of the 2017 census, 94.92% of the population spoke Punjabi, 2.47% Urdu and 1.26% Pashto as their first language. There is a small Hindu community in Sialkot. The Shivala Teja Singh temple is a historic Hindu temple in Sialkot. Notable people Historical figures Allama Iqbal, poet and philosopher Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan's first Foreign Minister and President of the UN-General Assembly Faiz Ahmad Faiz, poet and scholar Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah, great orator, poet and pir, has been president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Zafar Ali Khan writer, poet, and journalist who played an important role in the Pakistan Movement Sir Fazl-i-Hussain was one of the most Influential politicians in the United Punjab Ubaidullah Sindhi pre-partition Muslim Scholar and leader Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician and twice Prime Minister of India Umera Ahmad famous Urdu fiction writer of modern era Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi a leading member of the Muslim League Abdul Hakim Sialkoti famous Muslim intellectual of 16th century Chaudhry Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk, lawyer and politician in pre-partition. Military Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry was the first Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal M Latif Tambra |Chief of Air Staff]] General Khalid Shameem Wynne the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Journalists and poets Kuldip Nayar, Indian journalist Amjad Islam Amjad, Urdu writer, lyricist, and poet Rajinder Singh Bedi, writer Khalid Hasan, who was born in Srinagar but studied and lived in Sialkot. Hamid Mir, a Pakistani journalist who was born in Sialkot Abdal Bela, Urdu writer Politicians Chaudhry Amir Hussain, former Speaker of Pakistan National Assembly, former acting President of Pakistan and Federal Minister of Pakistan 3 times