Upper Chitral District ( ps, چترال بالا ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a
district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa situated on the
Chitral River
The Kūnaṛ River ( ps, د کونړ سيند), also known in its upper reaches as the Mastuj ( ps, مستوج سين), Chitral ( khw, کونڑ سين; ur, دریائے کونڑ), or Kama River ( khw, کامې سين), is about long, located ...
. Upper Chitral District along with Chitral lower district were part of the erstwhile
Chitral District was the largest
district in the
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
province of Pakistan, covering an area of 14,850 km² and likewise served as the
Chitral princely state that encompassed the region until its direct incorporation into
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in
Pakistan in 1969.
and
Lower Chitral District
Lower Chitral District ( ps, چترال لر / کوز ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 278,328, o ...
was bifurcated from erstwhile
Chitral District in November 2018.
The town
Buni
Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Demography
The residents of Buni are Kho people, Khos, and they speak Khowar language, Khowar which is spoken and understoo ...
is the capital of Chitral Upper district. It shares a border with
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
to the east, with
Badakshan province of
Afghanistan to the north and west, and with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa districts of
Upper Dir and
Swat
In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
to the south. A narrow strip of
Wakhan Corridor separates Chitral from Tajikistan in the north.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 169,297 of which 81,993 were males and 87,297 females. The population was entirely rural. The literacy rate was 67.31% - the male literacy rate was 80.50% while the female literacy rate was 55.31%. 16 people were from religious minorities.
99.09% of the population spoke languages recorded as 'Other' on the census. The main language is
Khowar, sometimes called Chitrali, spoken by the Dardi
Kho.
Wakhi is spoken in the northern regions along the Afghan border.
Administrative Divisions
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Buni Tehsil
Buni ( ur, ; also spelled Booni) is a town and the headquarters of Upper Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Demography
The residents of Buni are Kho people, Khos, and they speak Khowar language, Khowar which is spoken and understoo ...
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Mastuj Tehsil
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Torkhow/
Mulkhow
Mulkhow is an administrative unit, known as Union Council, of Upper Chitral District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
See also
* Chitral District
Chitral District ( ur, ) was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ...
Tehsil
National Assembly
The district along with Lower Chitral District is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in
Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is
NA-1.
Provincial Assembly
The district along with Lower Chitral District is represented by one elected MPA in the
provincial assembly who represent the following constituencies:PK-1
References
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Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Upper Chitral District