Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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 km^2 (12,032 sq mi) Smallest: Mardan —3,175 km^2 (1,226 sq mi)
Government	Divisional Administration
Subdivisions	Districts Tehsils Union councils

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]	Area[1]	Population Density (2023)[1]	Literacy (2023)[1]	Map
Bannu Division	Bannu District Lakki Marwat District North Waziristan District	3,092,078	9,975 km^2 (3,851 sq mi)	309.98/km^2	42.11%
Dera Ismail Khan Division	Dera Ismail Khan District Upper South Waziristan District Lower South Waziristan District Tank District	3,188,779	18,854 km^2 (7,280 sq mi)	169.13/km^2	41.73%
Hazara Division	Abbottabad District Allai District Batagram District Haripur District Kolai-Palas District Lower Kohistan District Mansehra District Tor Ghar District Upper Kohistan District	6,188,736	17,064 km^2 (6,588 sq mi)	362.68/km^2	60.95%
Kohat Division	Hangu District Karak District Kohat District Kurram District Orakzai District	3,752,436	12,377 km^2 (4,779 sq mi)	303.18/km^2	50.89%
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	9,959,399	31,162 km^2 (12,032 sq mi)	319.6/km^2	47.51%
Mardan Division	Mardan District Swabi District	4,639,498	3,175 km^2 (1,226 sq mi)	1461.26/km^2	56.90%
Peshawar Division	Charsadda District Khyber District Mohmand District Nowshera District Peshawar District	10,035,171	9,134 km^2 (3,527 sq mi)	1098.66/km^2	51.32%

List of divisions by population over the years

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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

See also

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• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Divisions of Sindh, Pakistan
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Districts of Sindh
  • Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Districts of Azad Kashmir
  • Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
• List of Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Panjkora Division new purposed

References

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1. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_province.pdf ^{[bare URL 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.
4. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).