Bannu Subdivision, formerly Frontier Region Bannu (FR Bannu), is a subdivision in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of
Pakistan. The region is named after
Bannu District
Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...
, which lies to the east, and also borders
Karak District and
Hangu District to the north,
North Waziristan to the west, and
Lakki Marwat Subdivision to the south.
It is administered by the district coordination officer (DCO) of Bannu District.
The total population, according to the 1998 census, was ,
98.1% of which have
Pashto as a
first language, and the remaining 1.9% speak
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
.
Most of the population belong to the
Wazir
Wazir often refers to:
* Vizier or wazir, a high-ranking political advisor or minister
Wazir may also refer to:
Places
* Wazirabad, a City in Punjab, Pakistan
* Waziristan, a region in tribal belt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
* Wazir Akbar K ...
tribe of
Pashtuns
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
.
Education
Government Degree College, Kotka Habib Ullah is the only Degree College providing education to this region.
According to the ''Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings'' ''2015'', FR Bannu is ranked 67 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 75 out of 148.
See also
*
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
*
Bannu District
Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...
References
External links
Constitutional Provisions on the Tribal Areas- Chapter 3, Part XII of the Constitution of Pakistan
Government of the Federally Administered Tribal AreasPakistani Federal Ministry of States and Frontier Regions
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Durand Line
Frontier Regions
Frontier
A frontier is the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary. A frontier can also be referred to as a "front". The term came from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"—the region of a country that fronts o ...