How Many Divisions and Districts are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?


This question is often asked How Many Divisions and Districts are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province: Divisions and Districts Explained

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), including the merged Fata region, comprises seven divisions and boasts a total of 36 districts. This number was achieved after the reorganization of certain districts, such as the division of South Waziristan into upper and lower districts and Chitral into upper and lower districts. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, being the third-largest province in Pakistan in terms of population and the smallest in terms of area, has allocated these 36 districts across its seven divisions. It’s important to note that the recent decision by the provincial cabinet has led to the division of the South Waziristan tribal district into Upper and Lower South Waziristan districts, further contributing to the total of 36 districts in KPK.

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Divisions and Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

In Pakistan, there are some divided administrative parts called divisions. While these divisions are further subdivided into districts, then tehsils and eventually union councils(UC). However, It is worth noting that in Pakistan these divisions were abolished in 2000, and again restored in 2008.

How many divisions are there in The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province after Fata Merger consists of 7 (seven) divisions.

There are 7 divisions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan:

  1. Bannu Division.
  2. Dera Ismail Khan Division.
  3. Hazara Division.
  4. Kohat Division.
  5. Malakand Division.
  6. Mardan Division.
  7. Peshawar Division.




Districts of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

District is the third order administrative unit of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions. Further, the District is divided into tehsils. However, the district is the first tier of local government. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has 36 (thirty-four) districts. Peshawar is the biggest district of KPK by population, but Lower Chitral is the largest district of KPK by area. While Torghar is smallest district by area and by population of KPK.

How many districts are there in The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

The total districts in kpk are 36 now.

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consist of 36 (thirty-four) districts

There are total 36 (thirty-six) districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan:

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consists of 36 districts and 7 divisions.

Sr# Division Sr# Districts
1 Bannu Division 1 Bannu District
2 Lakki Marwat District
3 North Waziristan District
2 Dera Ismail Khan Division 4 Dera Ismail Khan District
5 South Waziristan District
6 Tank District
3 Hazara Division 7 Abbottabad District
8 Batagram District
9 Haripur District
10 Kolai-Palas District
11 Lower Kohistan District
12 Mansehra District
13 Tor Ghar District
14 Upper Kohistan District
4 Kohat Division 15 Hangu District
16 Karak District
17 Kohat District
18 Kurram District
19 Orakzai District
5 Malakand Division 20 Bajaur District
21 Buner District
22 Lower Chitral District
23 Lower Dir District
24 Malakand District
25 Shangla District
26 Swat District
27 Upper Chitral District
28 Upper Dir District
6 Mardan Division 29 Mardan District
30 Swabi District
7 Peshawar Division 31 Charsadda District
32 Khyber District
33 Mohmand District
34 Nowshera District
35

36

Peshawar District

South Waziristan

1. Bannu Division

Bannu Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bannu Bannu 1,972 1,211,006 952
Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat 3,296 902,541 277
North Waziristan Miranshah 4,707 543,254 115

2. Dera Ismail Khan Division

Dera Ismail Khan Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,336 1,695,688 222
South Waziristan Wana 6,620 679,185 103
Tank Tank 2,900 428,274 233

3. Hazara Division

3. Hazara Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,332,912 785
Battagram Battagram 1,301 476,612 366
Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,003,031 581
Kolai Pallas 275,461
Lower Kohistan Pattan 202,933
Mansehra Mansehra 4,579 1,556,460 360
Torghar Judba 497 171,395 365
Upper Kohistan Dasu 306,774

4. Kohat Division

Kohat Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Hangu Hangu 1,097 518,798 473
Karak Karak 3,372 706,299 209
Kohat Kohat 2,991 1,112,452 390
Kurram Parachinar 3,380 619,553 201
Orakzai District Kalaya 1,538 254,356 165

5. Mardan Division

Mardan Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Mardan Mardan 1,632 2,373,061 1,454
Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,624,616 1,053

6. Malakand Division

Malakand Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,093,684 848
Buner Daggar 1,865 897,319 481
Chitral Chitral 14,850 447,362 30
Malakand Batkhela 952 720,295 757
Lower Dir Timergara 1,582 1,435,917 908
Shangla Alpuri 1,586 757,810 478
Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,309,570 433
Upper Dir Dir 3,699 946,421 256

7. Peshawar Division

Peshawar Division

District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Charsadda Charsadda 996 1,616,198 1,623
Khyber Landi Kotal 2,576 986,973 383
Mohmand Ghalanai 2,296 466,984 203
Nowshera Nowshera 1,748 1,518,540 869
Peshawar Peshawar 1,518 4,333,770 3,396

 

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  1. Awais Bhatti

    This is a complete guide about kpk i found on the internet. Thanks

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