Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Division
Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan with district names.png
Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category administrative division
LocationKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Number7 (as of 2017[1])
Government
  • Division Administration
Subdivisions

The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: ڈویژنِ خیبرپختونخوا), are the first-order administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. In total, there are 7 divisions, which are further divided in the different districts ranging from three to five depending upon area. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while districts are governed by Deputy Commissioners.

List of divisions[]

In Pakistan, the division is the administrative unit which is higher in hierarchy than a district, but lower in hierarchy than a province. There are seven divisions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, each of which have anywhere between two and nine districts. They are separated by color on the map above, and you can find a list of them below ordered by alphabetical order.

Division[2] Districts[2][3] Population (2017)[2] Total Area[4] Population Density (2017) Map
Bannu Division
  • Bannu District
  • Lakki Marwat District
  • North Waziristan District
 2,656,801 9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi) 266.35/km2 (689.8/sq mi)
Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Dera Ismail Khan Division
  • Dera Ismail Khan District
  • South Waziristan District
  • Tank District
 2,803,147 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi) 148.68/km2 (385.1/sq mi)
Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Hazara Division 5,325,121 17,064 km2 (6,588 sq mi) 312.07/km2 (808.3/sq mi)
Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Kohat Division
  • Hangu District
  • Karak District
  • Kohat District
  • Kurram District
  • Orakzai District
 3,211,458 12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi) 259.47/km2 (672.0/sq mi)
Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Malakand Division 8,608,378 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) 276.25/km2 (715.5/sq mi)
Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Mardan Division
  • Mardan District
  • Swabi District
 3,997,677 3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi) 1,259.11/km2 (3,261.1/sq mi)
Mardan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png
Peshawar Division
  • Charsadda District
  • Khyber District
  • Mohmand District
  • Nowshera District
  • Peshawar District
 8,922,465 9,134 km2 (3,527 sq mi) 976.84/km2 (2,530.0/sq mi)
Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png

See also[]

  • Divisions of Pakistan

References[]

  1. ^ www.pakinformation.com http://www.pakinformation.com/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/divisions.html. Retrieved 2019-04-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017" (PDF). PAKISTAN TEHSIL WISE FOR WEB CENSUS_2017.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger". KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger | Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "1951 - 1998 POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS (AS ON 1st MARCH 1998)" (PDF). 1951-98 Population of Administrative Units (As on 1 March 1998).pdf. POPULATION CENSUS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS DIVISION GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN. January 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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