Malakand Division is an administrative division of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

province of

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. Malakand is the second-largest division by population while Mingora, its capital, is the third largest city in the province. CNIC code of Malakand Division is 15.

History

Until 1970, the area was known as the Malakand Agency. In 1970, Malakand Division was formed from the princely states of

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...

, Dir and

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(incorporated into

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in 1969) and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area. The capital of Malakand Division is

Saidu Sharif Saidū Sharīf (Pashto/Urdu: ) is the capital of the Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The city also serves as the capital of the Malakand Division. It was named after Saidu Baba, a prominent leader of the former state of Swat. Sa ...

, with the largest city being Mingora. In late 2018, former

Chitral District Chitral District (; ) was a district in the Malakand Division of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 14 August 1947 to 2018. It was the largest district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, covering an area of 14,850 km2, before spl ...

was bifurcated into

Upper Chitral District Upper Chitral District (; ) is an administrative district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Kho people are the dominant ethnic group in the district, forming 99.84% of the total population. Chitral River flows across the lengt ...

, from Mastuj Tehsil, and

Lower Chitral District Lower Chitral District (; ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is mainly populated by the ethnic Kho people. Demographics As of the 2023 census, Lower Chitral district has 46,028 household ...

, from Chitral Tehsil.

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Malakand division had a population of 9,959,399 roughly equal to the country of

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or the US state of

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District in Malakand Division

{{Malakand Division is comprising 09 districts i.e. Swat, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir Upper & Lower, Chitral Upper & Lower and Bajaur Tribal District with a total area of 32007Kms having population of 8.7 million. Formerly, the districts were princely states of Swat, Dir, Chitral and Malakand Protected Area (Malakand Agency). The States were merged in Pakistan by the Government of Pakistan in 1969 and were declared as Malakand Division. The area consists of snow-capped mountains, singing rivers, fruits laden orchards, flower decked slops and green meadows which attract tourists both at national as well as international level. It lies in the north of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa touching Karakuram Highway at Besham, Afghan border with Dir & Chitral and the strategic Wakhan strip is bordering Chitral. The mentioning of this area is found in the ancient Greek accounts & by other historians. It was a center of Aryan and later on rich Ghandhara civilizations before the Muslim rulers. Alexander the Great, king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia passed through this route to India in 327 B.C, attacking the biggest cities of the area, Massaga (Chakdara), Bazira (Barikot) & Ora (Odigram) and faced tough resistance. However, he could not survive for longer. This area also witnessed the invasion of Sakas(nomadic Iranian people), Kushans (syncretic empire) & white Huns (a race of largely nomadic peoples who were a part of the Hunnic tribes of Central Asia), this region also remained under the influence of Ashoka of Maurian dynasty. The flourishing of Buddhism had genesis in the reign of Ashoka as he adopted Buddhism in the later part of his life. The area then had more than 1400 monasteries and 18000 monks in different parts and was a prominent center of Ghandhara civilization.

List of the Districts

{, class="wikitable sortable" !# !District !Headquarter !Area (km²) !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Lit. rate (2023) , - , 1 , Bajaur , Khar , 1,290 , 1,287,960 , 998.4 , 26.26% , - , 2 ,

Buner Buner District (, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Before receiving the status of a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District. Buner's elevation starts at 1200 ft in the S ...

, Daggar , 1,865 , 1,016,869 , 545.1 , 43.75% , - , 3 , Lower Chitral ,

, 6,458 , 320,407 , 49.6 , 66.10% , - , 4 , Lower Dir , Timergara , 1,583 , 1,650,183 , 1,042.4 , 57.36% , - , 5 , Shangla , Alpuri , 1,586 , 891,252 , 562.0 , 33.74% , - , 6 , Malakand , Batkhela , 952 , 826,250 , 868.1 , N/A , - , 7 ,

, 5,337 , 2,687,384 , 503.6 , 48.13% , - , 8 , Upper Chitral , Booni , 8,392 , 195,528 , 23.3 , 73.83% , - , 9 ,

Upper Dir Upper Dir District (, ) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with th ...

, Dir , 3,699 , 1,083,566 , 292.9 , 46.77% , - , 10 , Central Dir District , Wari , 1,483 , N/A , N/A , N/A

List of the Tehsils

{, class="wikitable sortable" !# !Tehsil !Area (km²){{Cite web , title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB , url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Lit. rate (2023) !Districts , - , 1 , Bar Chamarkand Tehsil , 13 , 3,574 , 104.41 , , rowspan="7" ,

Bajaur District Bajaur District (, ), formerly Bajaur Agency, is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Prior to 2018, Bajaur Agency was the northernmost component of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a semi-a ...

, - , 2 , Barang Tehsil , 159 , 90,082 , 100.27 , , - , 3 , Khar Bajaur Tehsil , 238 , 301,778 , 102.81 , , - , 4 , Mamund Tehsil , 250 , 358,190 , 103.29 , , - , 5 , Nawagai Tehsil , 216 , 93,850 , 103.2 , , - , 6 , Salarzai Tehsil , 220 , 316,767 , 101.01 , , - , 7 , Utman Khel Tehsil , 194 , 123,719 , 100.66 , , - , 8 , Chagharzai Tehsil , 218 , 125,949 , 577.75 , , rowspan="6" ,

Buner District Buner District (, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Before receiving the status of a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District. Buner's elevation starts at 1200 ft in the S ...

, - , 9 , Daggar Tehsil , 290 , 192,776 , 664.74 , , - , 10 , Gadezai Tehsil , 472 , 197,466 , 418.36 , , - , 11 , Gagra Tehsil , 217 , 179,087 , 825.29 , , - , 12 , Khudu Khel Tehsil , 343 , 136,560 , 398.13 , , - , 13 , Mandanr Tehsil , 325 , 185,031 , 569.33 , , - , 14 , Chitral Tehsil , 6,127 , 211,374 , 34.5 , , rowspan="2" ,

, - , 15 , Drosh Tehsil , 331 , 109,033 , 329.4 , , - , 16 , Adenzai Tehsil , 372 , 378,915 , 1,018.59 , , rowspan="7" ,

Lower Dir District Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower ...

, - , 17 ,

Balambat Tehsil Balambat is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is listed among: The main Balambat village has archeological value and Zoroastrian remains. # Adenzai Tehsil # Balambat T ...

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Khal Tehsil Khall is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is named after Khal ( Bindi), a decorative dot worn by women on the centre of the forehead, as it is located in the centre of ...

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Lal Qilla Tehsil Lal Qilla is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The other tehsils of the district include: # Adenzai Tehsil # Balambat Tehsil # Khall Tehsil # Munda Tehsil # Samar Bagh T ...

, 216 , 247,381 , 1,145.28 , , - , 20 ,

Munda Tehsil Munda is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Munda is an administrative Tehsil under the jurisdiction of Samar Bagh, sub-division of Lower Dir District. It is listed among: ...

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Samar Bagh Tehsil Samar Bagh is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The other tehsils of the district include: # Adenzai Tehsil # Balambat Tehsil # Khall Tehsil # Lal Qilla Tehsil # Munda ...

, 419 , 427,714 , 1,020.80 , , - , 22 , Timergara Tehsil , 576 , 596,173 , 1,035.02 , , - , 23 , Sam Ranizai Tehsil , 280 , 353,291 , 1,261.75 , , rowspan="4" ,

Malakand District Malakand District (, ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until 1970, it was a part of the Malakand Protected Area of the erstwhile Provincially Administered Tribal Area(P ...

, - , 24 , Swat Ranizai Tehsil , 672 , 472,959 , 703.81 , , - , 25 , Thana Baizai Tehsil , , , , , - , 26 , Utman Khel Tehsil , , , , , - , 27 ,

Alpuri Tehsil Alpuri is a tehsil located in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous ...

, 582 , 366,772 , 630.19 , , rowspan="7" ,

Shangla District Shangla District (, ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Alpuri, while the largest city and commercial center is Besham. The district was establish ...

, - , 28 , Bisham Tehsil , 184 , 121,279 , 659.13 , , - , 29 , Chakesar Tehsil , 335 , 128,238 , 382.8 , , - , 30 , Martung Tehsil , 188 , 103,205 , 548.96 , , - , 31 , Makhuzai Tehsil , , , , , - , 32 , Shahpur Tehsil , , , , , - , 33 , Puran Tehsil , 297 , 171,758 , 578.31 , , - , 34 , Babuzai Tehsil , 297 , 696,697 , 2,345.78 , , rowspan="7" ,

Swat District Swat District (), also known as the Swat Valley, is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Known for its stunning natural beauty, the district is a popular tourist destination. With a populati ...

, - , 35 , Barikot Tehsil , 419 , 220,148 , 525.41 , , - , 36 , Behrain Tehsil , 2,899 , 270,623 , 93.35 , , - , 37 , Charbagh Tehsil , 161 , 159,358 , 989.8 , , - , 38 , Kabal Tehsil , 485 , 480,827 , 991.4 , , - , 39 , Khwaza Khela Tehsil , 392 , 307,300 , 783.93 , , - , 40 , Matta Tehsil , 684 , 552,431 , 807.65 , , - , 41 , Buni Tehsil , , , , , rowspan="4" ,

, - , 42 , Mulkhow Tehsil , , , , , - , 43 , Torkhow Tehsil , , , , , - , 44 , Mastuj Tehsil , 8,392 , 195,528 , 23.3 , , - , 45 , Barawal Tehsil , , , , , rowspan="6" ,

Upper Dir District Upper Dir District (, ) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with th ...

, - , 46 , Dir Tehsil , 1,012 , 384,667 , 380.11 , , - , 47 , Kalkot Tehsil , , , , , - , 48 , Lar Jam Tehsil , 1,039 , 119,396 , 114.91 , , - , 49 , Sharingal Tehsil , 1,140 , 210,356 , 184.52 , , - , 50 , Wari Tehsil , 508 , 369,147 , 726.67 ,

Constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

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PK-1 Upper Chitral PK-1 Upper Chitral () is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It covers area of Upper Chitral District. Election 2024 General elections are scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024. ...

, rowspan="2" , NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral , Upper Chitral , - ,

PK-2 Lower Chitral PK-2 Lower Chitral () is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It covers the area of Lower Chitral District. Election 2024 General elections for PK-2 Lower Chitral were held on Fe ...

, Lower Chitral , - ,

PK-3 Swat-I PK-3 Swat-I () is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Election 2024 General elections are scheduled to be held on 8 February 2024. See also * PK-2 Lower Chitral * ...

, rowspan="3" , NA-2 Swat-I , rowspan="8" ,

, - , PK-4 Swat-II , - , PK-5 Swat-III , - , PK-6 Swat-IV , rowspan="2" , NA-3 Swat-II , - , PK-7 Swat-V , - , PK-8 Swat-VI , rowspan="3" , NA-4 Swat-III , - , PK-9 Swat-VII , - , PK-10 Swat-VIII , - , PK-11 Upper Dir-I , rowspan="3" , NA-5 Upper Dir , rowspan="3" ,

, - , PK-12 Upper Dir-II , - , PK-13 Upper Dir-III , - , PK-14 Lower Dir-I , rowspan="3" , NA-6 Lower Dir-I , rowspan="5" , Lower Dir , - ,

PK-15 Lower Dir-II PK-15 Lower Dir-II () is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Summary 1 » Percentage of Votes Polled to Registered Voters Elections 2013 General election were held on May 11, 2013 ...

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PK-16 Lower Dir-III PK-16 Lower Dir-III () is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Elections 2013 The following table shows the names of candidates, their parties and the votes they secured in the gener ...

, - , PK-17 Lower Dir-IV , rowspan="2" , NA-7 Lower Dir-II , - , PK-18 Lower Dir-V , - , PK-19 Bajaur-I , rowspan="4" , NA-8 Bajaur , rowspan="4" , Bajaur , - , PK-20 Bajaur-II , - , PK-21 Bajaur-III , - , PK-22 Bajaur-IV , - , PK-23 Malakand-I , rowspan="2" , NA-9 Malakand , rowspan="2" , Malakand , - , PK-24 Malakand-II , - , PK-25 Buner-I , rowspan="3" , NA-10 Buner , rowspan="3" ,

, - , PK-26 Buner-II , - , PK-27 Buner-III , - , PK-28 Shangla-I , rowspan="3" , NA-11 Shangla , rowspan="3" , Shangla , - , PK-29 Shangla-II , - , PK-30 Shangla-III

References

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