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Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category	First-level administrative division
Location	Pakistan
Found in	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Number	7 (as of 2017)
Populations	Greatest: Peshawar — 9,581,281 (2017 census); Least: Bannu — 2,656,801 (2017 census)
Areas	Largest: Malakand — 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi); Smallest: Mardan —3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi)
Government	Divisional Administration;
Subdivisions	Districts; Tehsils; Union councils;

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The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Template:Lang-ur), 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

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	Districts^[2]^[3]^[4]	Population (2017)^[2]	Total Area^[5]	Population Density (2017)
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)
Dera Ismail Khan Division	Dera Ismail Khan District Upper South Waziristan District Lower South Waziristan District Tank District	2,803,147	18,854 km² (7,280 sq mi)	148.68/km² (385.1/sq mi)
Hazara Division	Abbottabad District Batagram District Haripur District Kolai-Palas District Lower Kohistan District Mansehra District Tor Ghar District Upper Kohistan District	5,325,121	17,064 km² (6,588 sq mi)	312.07/km² (808.3/sq mi)
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)
Malakand Division	Bajaur District Buner District Central Dir District Lower Chitral District Lower Dir District Malakand District Shangla District Swat District Upper Chitral District Upper Dir District	8,608,378	31,162 km² (12,032 sq mi)	276.25/km² (715.5/sq mi)
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)
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)

References

^ "Name of All Divisions of KPK Administrative Division Information KPK". www.pakinformation.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] "Name of All Divisions of KPK Administrative Division Information KPK". www.pakinformation.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[Population2017-2] "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.

[DistrictMakeUp-3] "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.

[4] "KP Districts". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

[1998Data-5] "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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-|-
-![[Abaseen Division]]
-|
-* Upper Kohistan
-* Lower Kohistan
-* Kolai Palas
-* Shangla
-* Batagram
-* Allai
-* Torghar
-|Purposed Division
-(Rejected 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
 |}

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Geography	List of largest cities Districts Pashtunistan
Education & Health	Hazara University University of Peshawar Hospitals
Sport	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Panthers Abbottabad Rhinos
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List of divisions

See also

References