Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Map: | Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan with district names.png |
Caption: | Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Category: | Administrative division |
Territory: | Pakistan |
Upper Unit: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Current Number: | 7 |
Number Date: | 2023 |
Population Range: | Greatest: Peshawar — 10,035,171 (2023 census) Least: Bannu — 3,092,078 (2023 census) |
Area Range: | Largest: Malakand — 31162km2 Smallest: Mardan —3175km2 |
Government: | Divisional Administration |
Subdivision: | Districts |
Subdivision1: | Tehsils |
Subdivision2: | Union councils |
The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (ur|{{nq|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.
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) | Total Area | Population Density (2023) | Literacy (2023) | Map | |
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Bannu Division | 3,092,078 | 9975km2 | 309.98/km2 | 42.11% | |||
Dera Ismail Khan Division | 3,188,779 | 18854km2 | 169.13/km2 | 41.73% | |||
Hazara Division | 6,188,736 | 17064km2 | 362.68/km2 | 60.95% | |||
Kohat Division | 3,752,436 | 12377km2 | 303.18/km2 | 50.89% | |||
Malakand Division | 9,959,399 | 31162km2 | 319.6/km2 | 47.51% | |||
Mardan Division | 4,639,498 | 3175km2 | 1461.26/km2 | 56.90% | |||
Peshawar Division | 10,035,171 | 9134km2 | 1098.66/km2 | 51.32% |