Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisions
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| Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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 Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Category | Administrative division |
| Location | Pakistan |
| Found in | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Number | 7 (as of 2023) |
| Populations | Greatest: Peshawar — 10,035,171 (2023 census) Least: Bannu — 3,092,078 (2023 census) |
| Areas | Largest: Malakand — 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) Smallest: Mardan —3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi) |
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The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن ), are the first-order administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. In total, there are 7 divisions, which are further divided into districts ranging from two to nine per division, depending upon area. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while districts are governed by Deputy Commissioners.
List of divisions
[edit]In Pakistan, the division is the administrative unit which is higher in the hierarchy than a district, but lower in the hierarchy than a province. There are seven divisions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, each of which has 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 | Districts[1][2][3] | Population (2023)[1] | Total Area | Population Density (2023) |
Literacy (2023) [1] |
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| Bannu Division | 3,092,078 | 9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi) | 309.98/km2 | 42.11% | 
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| Dera Ismail Khan Division | 3,188,779 | 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi) | 169.13/km2 | 41.73% | 
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| Hazara Division | 6,188,736 | 17,064 km2 (6,588 sq mi) | 362.68/km2 | 60.95% | 
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| Kohat Division | 3,752,436 | 12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi) | 303.18/km2 | 50.89% | 
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| Malakand Division | 9,959,399 | 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) | 319.6/km2 | 47.51% | 
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| Mardan Division | 4,639,498 | 3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi) | 1461.26/km2 | 56.90% | 
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| Peshawar Division | 10,035,171 | 9,134 km2 (3,527 sq mi) | 1098.66/km2 | 51.32% | 
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See also
[edit]- Divisions of Pakistan
- Panjkora Division new purposed
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_province.pdf
- ^ "KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger". Pakistan Today. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "KP Districts". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
