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Upper Kohistan District

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Upper Kohistan District
ضلع کوہستان بالا
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
HeadquartersDasu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • NA-12 kohistanMohammad Edrees national assembly member
Area
5,440 km2 (2,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
422,947
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
422,947
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websiteupperkohistan.kp.gov.pk

Upper Kohistan District (Urdu: ضلع کوہستان بالا) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Overview and history

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Before 2014, this region was part of the large Kohistan District. In 2014, the government bifurcated it into Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan districts.[2][7]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1972 121,529—    
1981 180,124+4.47%
1998 184,746+0.15%
2017 305,451+2.68%
2023 422,947+5.57%
Sources:[8]

As of the 2023 census, Upper Kohistan district has 63,712 households and a population of 422,947. The district has a sex ratio of 104.56 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 19.05%: 27.46% for males and 10.28% for females. 159,357 (42.59% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.[1]

In the 2023 census, 775 (0.21% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[9]

Languages of Upper Kohistan district (2023)[10]

  Kohistani (87.61%)
  Shina (11.05%)
  Others (1.34%)

As of the 2023 census, 87.61% of the surveyed population speak Kohistani languages and 11.05% Shina as their first language.[10]

Administrative Units

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In 2014, Upper Kohistan District was subdivided into two Tehsils while on 31st of May, 2018, the Kundai tehsil was upgraded into subdivision and two more tehsils were created. With that change, the district had one subdivision and three tehsils in total as shown below:[11][12]

Provincial Assembly

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Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
dedar Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-25 Kohistan 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". Dawn. January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "Hoti gives assent to Kohistan division". The Nation. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ^ "10 years after 2005 earthquake, 100s of schools yet to be reconstructed". Geo News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  7. ^ "K-P chief minister approves bifurcation of district Kohistan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  12. ^ "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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