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| caption = Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| caption = Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| category = [[:Category:First-level administrative country subdivisions|First-level]] [[administrative division]]
| category = [[Administrative division]]
| territory = [[Pakistan]]
| territory = [[Pakistan]]
| upper_unit = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| upper_unit = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
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| current_number = 7
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| number_date = 2023
| number_date = 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakinformation.com/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/divisions.html|title=Name of All Divisions of KPK Administrative Division Information KPK|website=www.pakinformation.com|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
| population_range = Greatest: [[Peshawar Division|Peshawar]] — 10,035,171 (2023 census)<br />Least: [[Bannu Division|Bannu]] — 3,092,078 (2023 census)
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| area_range = Largest: [[Malakand Division|Malakand]] — {{convert|31,162|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<br />Smallest: [[Mardan Division|Mardan]] —{{convert|3,175|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
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| population_range = Greatest: [[Peshawar Division|Peshawar]] — 9,581,281 (2017 census)<br/>Least: [[Bannu Division|Bannu]] — 2,656,801 (2017 census)
| area_range = Largest: [[Malakand Division|Malakand]] — {{convert|31,162|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<br/>Smallest: [[Mardan Division|Mardan]] —{{convert|3,175|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| government = Divisional Administration
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| subdivision = [[Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Districts]]
| subdivision = [[Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Districts]]
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The '''divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن }}}}), are the first-order [[administrative divisions|administrative bodies]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province]] of Pakistan. In total, there are 7 divisions, which are further divided into [[Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|districts]] ranging from two to nine per division, depending upon area. Divisions are governed by [[Commissioner]]s while districts are governed by [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]s.
The '''divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن }}}}), are the first-order [[administrative divisions|administrative bodies]] of the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province]] of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into [[Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|districts]] ranging from two to nine per division. Divisions are governed by [[Commissioner]]s while districts are governed by [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]s.


==List of divisions==
==List of divisions==
In Pakistan, the [[Divisions of Pakistan|division]] is the administrative unit which is higher in hierarchy than a district, but lower in hierarchy than a [[Administrative units of Pakistan|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.
In Pakistan, the [[Divisions of Pakistan|division]] is the administrative unit which is higher than a district, but lower than a [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]]. Divisions and are separated by color on the map.


{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:95%; text-align:center; border:1px solid black"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="background:#99ff99;"| Division
!style="background:#99ff99;"| Division<ref name="Population2017">{{cite web |title=PROVINCE WISE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF CENSUS - 2017 |url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |website=PAKISTAN TEHSIL WISE FOR WEB CENSUS_2017.pdf |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616161839/http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2020}}</ref>
!style="background:#99ff99;"| Districts<ref name="Population2017" /><ref name="DistrictMakeUp">{{cite web |date=20 July 2018 |title=KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/20/kp-govt-notifies-new-divisions-following-fata-merger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702132759/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/20/kp-govt-notifies-new-divisions-following-fata-merger/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=[[Pakistan Today]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KP Districts |url=https://kp.gov.pk/page/kp_towns_places |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=kp.gov.pk}}</ref>
! style="background:#99ff99;"| Districts<ref name=":0">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_province.pdf</ref><ref name="DistrictMakeUp">{{cite web |date=20 July 2018 |title=KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/20/kp-govt-notifies-new-divisions-following-fata-merger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702132759/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/20/kp-govt-notifies-new-divisions-following-fata-merger/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=[[Pakistan Today]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KP Districts |url=https://kp.gov.pk/page/kp_towns_places |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=kp.gov.pk}}</ref>
!style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Population (2017)<ref name="Population2017" />
! style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Population (2023)<ref name=":0" />
! style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Total Area<ref name=":0" />
!style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Total Area<ref name="1998Data">{{cite web |title=1951 - 1998 POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS (AS ON 1st MARCH 1998) |url=http://www.irispunjab.gov.pk/StatisticalReport/Population%20Census/1998/1951-98%20Population%20of%20Administrative%20Units%20(As%20on%201st%20March,%201998).pdf |website=1951-98 Population of Administrative Units (As on 1 March 1998).pdf |publisher=POPULATION CENSUS ORGANIZATION STATISTICS DIVISION GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN |access-date=25 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823211928/http://www.irispunjab.gov.pk/StatisticalReport/Population%20Census/1998/1951-98%20Population%20of%20Administrative%20Units%20(As%20on%201st%20March,%201998).pdf |archive-date=23 August 2020 |date=January 2002 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Population Density (2017)
! style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Population Density (2023)<ref name=":0" />
!style="background:#99ff99;"| Map
! style="background:#99ff99;" data-sort-type=number| Literacy (2023)<ref name=":0" />
! style="background:#99ff99;" | Map
|-
|-
! [[Bannu Division]]
! [[Bannu Division]]
|
|
*[[Bannu District]]
* [[Bannu District]]
*[[Lakki Marwat District]]
* [[Lakki Marwat District]]
*[[North Waziristan District]]
* [[North Waziristan District]]
|2,656,801
|3,092,078
|{{convert|9975|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|9975|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|309.98/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|266.35|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|42.11%
|[[File:Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Bannu Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3307082|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Dera Ismail Khan Division]]
! [[Dera Ismail Khan Division]]
|
|
*[[Dera Ismail Khan District]]
* [[Dera Ismail Khan District]]
*[[Upper South Waziristan District]]
* [[Upper South Waziristan District]]
*[[Lower South Waziristan District]]
* [[Lower South Waziristan District]]
*[[Tank District]]
* [[Tank District]]
|2,803,147
|3,188,779
|{{convert|18854|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|18854|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|169.13/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|148.68|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|41.73%
|[[File:Dera Ismail Khan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Dera Ismail Khan Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3307112|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Hazara Division]]
! [[Hazara Division]]
|
|
*[[Abbottabad District]]
* [[Abbottabad District]]
*[[Batagram District]]
* [[Allai District]]
*[[Haripur District]]
* [[Batagram District]]
*[[Kolai-Palas District]]
* [[Haripur District]]
*[[Lower Kohistan District]]
* [[Kolai-Palas District]]
*[[Mansehra District]]
* [[Lower Kohistan District]]
*[[Tor Ghar District]]
* [[Mansehra District]]
*[[Upper Kohistan District]]
* [[Tor Ghar District]]
* [[Upper Kohistan District]]
|5,325,121
|6,188,736
|{{convert|17064|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|17064|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|362.68/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|312.07|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|60.95%
|[[File:Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Hazara Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3246880|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Kohat Division]]
! [[Kohat Division]]
|
|
*[[Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Hangu District]]
* [[Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Hangu District]]
*[[Karak District]]
* [[Karak District]]
*[[Kohat District]]
* [[Kohat District]]
*[[Kurram District]]
* [[Kurram District]]
*[[Orakzai District]]
* [[Orakzai District]]
|3,211,458
|3,752,436
|{{convert|12377|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|12377|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|303.18/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|259.47|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|50.89%
|[[File:Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Kohat Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3307006|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Malakand Division]]
! [[Malakand Division]]
|
|
*[[Bajaur District]]
* [[Bajaur District]]
*[[Buner District]]
* [[Buner District]]
*[[Central Dir District]]
* [[Central Dir District]]
*[[Lower Chitral District]]
* [[Lower Chitral District]]
*[[Lower Dir District]]
* [[Lower Dir District]]
*[[Malakand District]]
* [[Malakand District]]
*[[Shangla District]]
* [[Shangla District]]
*[[Swat District]]
* [[Swat District]]
*[[Upper Chitral District]]
* [[Upper Chitral District]]
*[[Upper Dir District]]
* [[Upper Dir District]]
|8,608,378
|9,959,399
|{{convert|31162|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|31162|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|319.6/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|276.25|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|47.51%
|[[File:Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Malakand Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3247127|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Mardan Division]]
! [[Mardan Division]]
|
|
*[[Mardan District]]
* [[Mardan District]]
*[[Swabi District]]
* [[Swabi District]]
|3,997,677
|4,639,498
|{{convert|3175|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|3175|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|1461.26/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|1259.11|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|56.90%
|[[File:Mardan Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Mardan Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3307064|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
|-
! [[Peshawar Division]]
! [[Peshawar Division]]
|
|
*[[Charsadda District, Pakistan|Charsadda District]]
* [[Charsadda District, Pakistan|Charsadda District]]
*[[Khyber District]]
* [[Khyber District]]
*[[Mohmand District]]
* [[Mohmand District]]
*[[Nowshera District]]
* [[Nowshera District]]
*[[Peshawar District]]
* [[Peshawar District]]
|8,922,465
|10,035,171
|{{convert|9134|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|9134|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|1098.66/km<sup>2</sup>
|{{convert|976.84|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}
|51.32%
|[[File:Peshawar Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.png|200px|center]]
|[[File:Peshawar Division Locator.png|File:{{wikidata|property|raw|Q3246884|P242}}|200x200px]]
|-
![[Abaseen Division]]
|
* Upper Kohistan
* Lower Kohistan
* Kolai Palas
* Shangla
* Batagram
* Allai
* Torghar
|Purposed Division
(Rejeceted by [[Indus Kohistani|Kohistanis]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-05 |title=Elders say Kohistan districts won’t be part of Abaseen division |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/914266-elders-say-kohistan-districts-won-t-be-part-of-abaseen-division |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref>)
|Purposed Division
|Purposed Division
|Purposed Division to spelt
[[Hazara Division]]
|-
!'''Dir or [[Panjkora Division]]'''
|
* Lower Dir
* Upper Dir
* Central Dir
* Lower Chitral
* Upper Chitral
* Bajaur
|Purposed Division
|Purposed Division
|Purposed Division
|Purposed Division to spelt
[[Malakand Division|Malakhand Division]] announced by CM Mehmood Khan on August 13, 2022
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Divisions of Pakistan]]
* [[Divisions of Pakistan]]
* [[Panjkora Division]] new purposed

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}{{Khyber Pakhtunkhwa topics}}
{{reflist}}{{Khyber Pakhtunkhwa topics}}


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Latest revision as of 00:45, 5 January 2025

Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CategoryAdministrative division
LocationPakistan
Found inKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Number7 (as of 2023)
PopulationsGreatest: Peshawar — 10,035,171 (2023 census)
Least: Bannu — 3,092,078 (2023 census)
AreasLargest: Malakand — 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi)
Smallest: Mardan —3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi)
Government
  • Divisional Administration
Subdivisions

The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن ), are the first-order administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into districts ranging from two to nine per division. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while districts are governed by Deputy Commissioners.

List of divisions

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In Pakistan, the division is the administrative unit which is higher than a district, but lower than a province. Divisions and are separated by color on the map.

Division Districts[1][2][3] Population (2023)[1] Total Area[1] Population Density (2023)[1] Literacy (2023)[1] Map
Bannu Division 3,092,078 9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi) 309.98/km2 42.11% File:Bannu Division Locator.png
Dera Ismail Khan Division 3,188,779 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi) 169.13/km2 41.73% File:Dera Ismail Khan Division Locator.png
Hazara Division 6,188,736 17,064 km2 (6,588 sq mi) 362.68/km2 60.95% File:Hazara Division Locator.png
Kohat Division 3,752,436 12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi) 303.18/km2 50.89% File:Kohat Division Locator.png
Malakand Division 9,959,399 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) 319.6/km2 47.51% File:Malakand Division Locator.png
Mardan Division 4,639,498 3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi) 1461.26/km2 56.90% File:Mardan Division Locator.png
Peshawar Division 10,035,171 9,134 km2 (3,527 sq mi) 1098.66/km2 51.32% File:Peshawar Division Locator.png

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_province.pdf
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "KP Districts". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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