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| Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
|---|---|
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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| Subdivisions | |
Thedivisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu:خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن), are the first-orderadministrative bodies of theKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided intodistricts ranging from two to nine per division. Divisions are governed byCommissioners while districts are governed byDeputy Commissioners.
In Pakistan, thedivision is the administrative unit which is higher than a district, but lower than aprovince. Divisions and are separated by color on the map.
| Division | Districts[1][2][3] | Population (2023)[1] | 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% | ||
| Dera Ismail Khan Division | 3,188,779 | 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi) | 169.13/km2 | 41.73% | ||
| Hazara Division | 6,188,736 | 17,064 km2 (6,588 sq mi) | 362.68/km2 | 60.95% | ||
| Kohat Division | 3,752,436 | 12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi) | 303.18/km2 | 50.89% | ||
| Malakand Division | 9,959,399 | 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) | 319.6/km2 | 47.51% | ||
| Mardan Division | 4,639,498 | 3,175 km2 (1,226 sq mi) | 1461.26/km2 | 56.90% | ||
| Peshawar Division | 10,035,171 | 9,134 km2 (3,527 sq mi) | 1098.66/km2 | 51.32% |
| Division | Population 2023[4] | Population 2017 | Population 1998 | Population 1981 | Population 1972 | Population 1961 | Population 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannu | 3,092,078 | 2,044,074 | 1,165,692 | ||||
| Dera Ismail Khan | 3,188,779 | 2,019,017 | 1,091,211 | ||||
| Hazara | 6,188,736 | 5,325,121 | 3,505,581 | 2,701,257 | ... | ... | |
| Kohat | 3,752,436 | 2,218,971 | 1,307,969 | ||||
| Malakand | 9,959,399 | 7,514,694 | 4,262,700 | ||||
| Mardan | 4,639,498 | 3,997,677 | 2,486,904 | ||||
| Peshawar | 10,035,171 | 7,403,817 | 3,923,588 |