Districts of Pakistan
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The Districts of Pakistan (Urdu: اِضلاعِ پاكِستان), are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but form the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 154 districts in Pakistan.
History
In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed totalling to 126. After the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the five districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until 2000 and three districts (Kashmore, Qambar and Jamshoro) were newly created.[1][a] The new districts were carved out of Mirpur Khas, Jacobabad, Larkana and Dadu Districts respectively. In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhupura District to a district in its own right.[2][b] On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again the districts of Karachi South, Karachi East, Malir, Karachi West and Karachi Central, then later in 2013, the district of Korangi was carved out of Karachi East District. In Azad Jammu & Kashmir, a second-tier of government was formed from three administrative divisions into ten districts. In Gilgit–Baltistan, there are nine districts divided between the two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan. In 2018, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and FATA agencies were converted into districts.
Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan by area while Lahore District is the largest by population with total population of 11,126,285 by 2017 census. Quetta is the largest district of Balochistan by population with total population of 2,275,699 by 2017 census. Bahawalpur is the largest district of Punjab by area. Chitral is the largest by area and Peshawar is the largest by population from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the population of 4,269,079 by Census 2017. Sindh's largest district by area is Tharparkar[3] and by population its Karachi West with a population of 3,914,757 by 2017 Census. The combined population of six districts of Karachi division is over 16 million by 2017 census making an average population of these six districts of Karachi division over 2.675 million each. Neelum and Kotli are the largest from Azad Kashmir by area and population respectively. Gilgit is the largest by area and population both for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Provinces and Territories
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Sr. No. | States / Provinces | Districts | Area (km²) |
Population (2017)[4] |
Density (people/km²) |
Country of Comparable Size |
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1 | Azad Jammu & Kashmir | 10 | 13,297 | 2,972,500 | 223.55 | ![]() |
2 | Balochistan | 34[5] | 347,190 | 12,344,408 | 35.55 | ![]() |
3 | Gilgit-Baltistan | 10 | 72,971 | 3,500,000 | 47.96 | ![]() |
4 | Islamabad Capital Territory | 1 | 906 | 2,006,572 | 2214.76 | ![]() |
5 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 34[6] | 101,741 | 35,525,047 | 349.17 | ![]() |
6 | Punjab | 36[7] | 205,345 | 110,012,442 | 535.74 | ![]() |
7 | Sindh | 29[8] | 140,914 | 47,886,051 | 339.82 | ![]() |
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
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# | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (1998) |
Density (people/km²) |
Division |
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1 | Muzaffarabad | Muzaffarabad | 2,496 | 615,000 | 375 | Muzaffarabad |
2 | Jhelum valley | Jhelum valley | 854 | 225,000 | 263 | Muzaffarabad |
3 | Neelum | Athmuqam | 3,621 | 171,000 | 47 | Muzaffarabad |
4 | Mirpur | Mirpur | 1,010 | 419,000 | 415 | Mirpur |
5 | Bhimber | Bhimber | 1,516 | 401,000 | 265 | Mirpur |
6 | Kotli | Kotli | 1,862 | 746,000 | 401 | Mirpur |
7 | Poonch | Rawalakot | 855 | 524,000 | 613 | Poonch |
8 | Bagh | Bagh | 770 | 351,000 | 456 | Poonch |
9 | Haveli | Forward Kahuta | 598 | 138,000 | 231 | Poonch |
10 | Sudhnati | Pallandari | 569 | 278,000 | 489 | Poonch |
Balochistan
Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (2017)[9] |
Density (people/km²) |
Division |
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1 | Awaran | Awaran | 29,510[10] | 122,011 | 4 | Kalat |
2 | Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514 | 171,556 | 48.8 | Zhob |
3 | Chagai | Chagai | 44,748[11] | 226,008 | 5 | Quetta |
4 | Dera Bugti | Dera Bugti | 10,160 | 312,603 | 31 | Sibi |
5 | Gwadar | Gwadar | 12,637 | 263,514 | 21 | Makran |
6 | Harnai[12] | Harnai | 4,096 | 97,017 | 24 | Sibi |
7 | Jafarabad | Dera Allahyar | 2,445 | 513,813 | 210 | Nasirabad |
8 | Jhal Magsi | Jhal Magsi | 3,615 | 149,225 | 41 | Nasirabad |
9 | Kachhi | Dhadar | 7,499 | 237,030 | 32 | Nasirabad |
10 | Kalat | Kalat | 6,622 | 412,232 | 62 | Kalat |
11 | Kech | Turbat | 22,539 | 909,116 | 40 | Makran |
12 | Kharan | Kharan | 8,958 | 156,152 | 17 | Kalat |
13 | Khuzdar | Khuzdar | 35,380 | 802,207 | 23 | Kalat |
14 | Killa Abdullah | Chaman | 3,293 | 757,578 | 230 | Quetta |
15 | Killa Saifullah | Killa Saifullah | 6,831 | 342,814 | 50 | Zhob |
16 | Kohlu | Kohlu | 7,610 | 214,350 | 28 | Sibi |
17 | Lasbela | Uthal | 15,153 | 574,292 | 38 | Kalat |
18 | Lehri | Bakhtiarabad | 9,830 | 118,046 | 12 | Nasirabad |
19 | Loralai | Loralai | 9,830 | 397,400 | 40 | Zhob |
20 | Mastung | Mastung | 5,896 | 266,461 | 45 | Kalat |
21 | Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728 | 167,017 | 29 | Zhob |
22 | Nasirabad | Dera Murad Jamali | 3,387 | 490,538 | 145 | Nasirabad |
23 | Nushki[13] | Nushki | 5,797 | 178,796 | 31 | Quetta |
24 | Panjgur | Panjgur | 16,891 | 316,385 | 19 | Makran |
25 | Pishin | Pishin | 7,819 | 736,481 | 94 | Quetta |
26 | Quetta | Quetta | 2,653 | 2,275,699 | 858 | Quetta |
27 | Sherani | Sherani | 2,800 | 153,116 | 55 | Zhob |
28 | Sibi | Sibi | 7,796 | 135,572 | 17 | Sibi |
29 | Sohbatpur | Sohbatpur | 7,796 | 200,538 | 26 | Nasirabad |
30 | Washuk | Washuk | 29,510 | 176,206 | 6 | Kalat |
31 | Zhob | Zhob | 20,297 | 310,544 | 15 | Zhob |
32 | Ziarat | Ziarat | 1,489 | 160,422 | 108 | Kalat |
Gilgit–Baltistan
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# | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (1998) |
Division |
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1 | Ghanche | Khaplu | 6,400 | 88,366 | Baltistan |
2 | Skardu | Skardu | 15,000 | 214,848 | Baltistan |
3 | Astore | Gorikot | 8,657 | 71,666 | Gilgit |
4 | Diamer | Chilas | 10,936 | 131,925 | Gilgit |
5 | Ghizer | Gakuch | 9,635 | 120,218 | Gilgit |
6 | Gilgit | Gilgit | 38,000 | 243,324 | Gilgit |
7 | Hunza | Ali Abad | 17,145 | 80,355 | Gilgit |
8 | Kharmang | Madupur | 20,000[14] | Baltistan | |
9 | Shigar | Shigar | 8,500 | 109,000 | Baltistan |
10 | Nagar | Nagar | 15,567 | 89,420 | Gilgit |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (2017)[15] |
Density (people/km²) |
Division |
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1 | Abbottabad | Abbottabad | 1,967 | 1,332,912 | 785 | Hazara |
2 | Bajaur | Khar | 1,290 | 1,093,684 | 848 | Malakand |
3 | Bannu | Bannu | 1,227 | 1,167,892 | 952 | Bannu |
4 | Battagram | Battagram | 1,301 | 476,612 | 366 | Hazara |
5 | Buner | Daggar | 1,865 | 897,319 | 481 | Malakand |
6 | Charsadda | Charsadda | 996 | 1,616,198 | 1,623 | Peshawar |
7 | Chitral | Chitral | 14,850 | 447,362 | 30 | Malakand |
8 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 7,326 | 1,627,132 | 222 | Dera Ismail Khan |
9 | Hangu | Hangu | 1,097 | 518,798 | 473 | Kohat |
10 | Haripur | Haripur | 1,725 | 1,003,031 | 581 | Hazara |
11 | Karak | Karak | 3,372 | 706,299 | 209 | Kohat |
12 | Khyber | Landi Kotal | 2,576 | 986,973 | 383 | Peshawar |
13 | Kohat | Kohat | 2,545 | 993,874 | 390 | Kohat |
14 | Kurram | Parachinar | 3,380 | 619,553 | 201 | Kohat |
15 | Kolai Pallas | - | - | - | - | Hazara |
16 | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | 3,164 | 876,182 | 277 | Bannu |
17 | Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,582 | 1,435,917 | 908 | Malakand |
18 | Lower Kohistan | Pattan | 7,492 | 784,711* | 105 | Hazara |
19 | Malakand | Batkhela | 952 | 720,295 | 757 | Malakand |
20 | Mansehra | Mansehra | 4,579 | 1,556,460 | 340 | Hazara |
21 | Mardan | Mardan | 1,632 | 2,373,061 | 1,454 | Mardan |
22 | Mohmand | Ghalanai | 2,296 | 466,984 | 203 | Peshawar |
23 | North Waziristan | Miranshah | 4,707 | 543,254 | 115 | Bannu |
24 | Nowshera | Nowshera | 1,748 | 1,518,540 | 869 | Peshawar |
25 | Orakzai | Kalaya | 1,538 | 254,356 | 165 | Kohat |
26 | Peshawar | Peshawar | 1,257 | 4,269,079 | 3,396 | Peshawar |
27 | Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586 | 757,810 | 478 | Malakand |
28 | South Waziristan | Wana | 6,620 | 679,185 | 103 | DI Khan |
29 | Swabi | Swabi | 1,543 | 1,624,616 | 1,053 | Mardan |
30 | Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337 | 2,309,570 | 433 | Malakand |
31 | Tank | Tank | 1,679 | 391,885 | 233 | Dera Ismail Khan |
32 | Torghar | Judba | 497 | 171,395 | 345 | Hazara |
33 | Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699 | 946,421 | 256 | Malakand |
34 | Upper Kohistan | Dasu | 7,492 | 784,711* | 105 | Hazara |
The following subdivisions are not part of any specific district.
Sr. No. | Subdivision | Headquarters | Households | Area (km²) |
Population (2017) |
Density (people/km²) |
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1 | Bannu | Bannu | 4,188 | 745 | 43,114 | 58 |
2 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 6,924 | 2,008 | 68,556 | 34 |
3 | Kohat | Kohat | 14,339 | 446 | 118,578 | 266 |
4 | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | 3,348 | 132 | 26,359 | 200 |
5 | Peshawar | Peshawar | 7,065 | 261 | 64,691 | 248 |
6 | Tank | Tank | 4,165 | 1,221 | 36,389 | 30 |
Punjab
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Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (2017) |
Density (people per km²) |
Division |
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1 | Attock | Attock | 6,858 | 1,883,556 | 275 | Rawalpindi |
2 | Bahawalnagar | Bahawalnagar | 8,878 | 2,981,919 | 336 | Bahawalpur |
3 | Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | 24,830 | 3,668,106 | 148 | Bahawalpur |
4 | Bhakkar | Bhakkar | 8,153 | 1,650,518 | 202 | Sargodha |
5 | Chakwal | Chakwal | 6,524 | 1,495,982 | 229 | Rawalpindi |
6 | Chiniot | Chiniot | 2,643 | 1,369,740 | 518 | Faisalabad |
7 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 11,922 | 2,872,201 | 241 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
8 | Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 5,856 | 7,873,910 | 1,345 | Faisalabad |
9 | Gujranwala | Gujranwala | 3,622 | 5,014,196 | 1,384 | Gujranwala |
10 | Gujrat | Gujrat | 3,192 | 2,756,110 | 863 | Gujranwala |
11 | Hafizabad | Hafizabad | 2,367 | 1,156,957 | 489 | Gujranwala |
12 | Jhang | Jhang | 8,809 | 2,743,416 | 311 | Faisalabad |
13 | Jhelum | Jhelum | 3,587 | 1,222,650 | 341 | Rawalpindi |
14 | Kasur | Kasur | 4,796 | 3,454,996 | 720 | Lahore |
15 | Khanewal | Khanewal | 4,349 | 2,921,986 | 672 | Multan |
16 | Khushab | Jauharabad | 6,511 | 1,281,299 | 197 | Sargodha |
17 | Lahore | Lahore | 1,772 | 11,126,285 | 6,279 | Lahore |
18 | Layyah | Layyah | 6,291 | 1,824,230 | 290 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
19 | Lodhran | Lodhran | 2,778 | 1,700,620 | 612 | Multan |
20 | Mandi Bahauddin | Mandi Bahauddin | 2,673 | 1,593,292 | 596 | Gujranwala |
21 | Mianwali | Mianwali | 5,840 | 1,546,094 | 265 | Sargodha |
22 | Multan | Multan | 3,720 | 4,745,109 | 1,275 | Multan |
23 | Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 8,249 | 4,322,009 | 524 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
24 | Narowal | Narowal | 2,337 | 1,709,757 | 732 | Gujranwala |
25 | Nankana Sahib[2] | Nankana Sahib | 2,960 | 1,356,374 | 458 | Lahore |
26 | Okara | Okara | 4,377 | 3,039,139 | 694 | Sahiwal |
27 | Pakpattan | Pakpattan | 2,724 | 1,823,687 | 669 | Sahiwal |
28 | Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan | 11,880 | 4,814,006 | 405 | Bahawalpur |
29 | Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319 | 1,995,958 | 162 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
30 | Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 5,286 | 5,405,633 | 1,322 | Rawalpindi |
31 | Sahiwal | Sahiwal | 3,201 | 2,517,560 | 786 | Sahiwal |
32 | Sargodha | Sargodha | 5,854 | 3,703,588 | 633 | Sargodha |
33 | Sheikhupura | Sheikhupura | 5,960 | 3,460,426 | 580 | Lahore |
34 | Sialkot | Sialkot | 3,016 | 3,893,672 | 1,291 | Gujranwala |
35 | Toba Tek Singh | Toba Tek Singh | 3,252 | 2,190,015 | 673 | Faisalabad |
36 | Vehari | Vehari | 4,364 | 2,897,446 | 664 | Multan |
Sindh
Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (2017) |
Density (people/km²) |
Division |
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1 | Badin | Badin | 6,726 | 1,804,516 | 268 | Banbhore |
2 | Dadu | Dadu | 7,866 | 1,550,266 | 197 | Hyderabad |
3 | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083 | 1,646,318 | 270 | Sukkur |
4 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 5,519 | 2,199,463 | 398 | Hyderabad |
5 | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 5,278 | 1,006,297 | 191 | Larkana |
6 | Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,250 | 993,142 | 88 | Hyderabad |
7 | Karachi Central | Karachi | 69 | 2,971,626 | 43,067 | Karachi |
8 | Karachi East | Karachi | 165 | 2,907,467 | 17,610 | Karachi |
9 | Karachi South | Karachi | 122 | 1,791,751 | 14,686 | Karachi |
10 | Karachi West | Karachi | 929 | 3,914,757 | 4,214 | Karachi |
11 | Kashmore | Kandhkot | 2,592 | 1,089,169 | 420 | Larkana |
12 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 2,404,334 | 151 | Sukkur |
13 | Korangi | Korangi | 95 | 2,457,019 | 25,918 | Karachi |
14 | Larkana | Larkana | 1,906 | 1,524,391 | 205 | Larkana |
15 | Malir | Malir | 2,268 | 2,008,901 | 886 | Karachi |
16 | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417 | 769,349 | 543 | Hyderabad |
17 | Mirpur Khas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925 | 1,505,876 | 515 | Mirpur Khas |
18 | Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945 | 1,612,373 | 548 | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
19 | Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,599 | 1,341,042 | 239 | Larkana |
20 | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,720 | 2,057,057 | 192 | Mirpur Khas |
21 | Shaheed Benazir Abad | Nawabshah | 4,502 | 1,612,847 | 358 | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
22 | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512 | 1,231,481 | 490 | Larkana |
23 | Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,699[16] | 781,967 | 106 | Banbhore |
24 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 2,512 | 1,487,903 | 592 | Sukkur |
25 | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 5,165 | 836,887 | 162 | Hyderabad |
26 | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 2,310 | 677,228 | 293 | Hyderabad |
27 | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,638 | 1,649,661 | 84 | Mirpur Khas |
28 | Thatta | Thatta | 7,705[3] | 979,817 | 98 | Banbhore |
29 | Umerkot[17] | Umerkot | 5,608[3] | 1,073,146 | 191 | Mirpur Khas |
See also
Notes
All the figures require being re-checked. Data entry error has occurred in Sindh Province.
References
- ^ "Four new districts in Sindh". Daily Times. 11 December 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Nankana becomes district". Dawn.Com. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b c citypopulation.de https://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm2id=820.
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- ^ "Districts". Balochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Government". Khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Districts | Punjab Portal". Punjab.gov.pk. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Map of Sindh". Government of Sindh. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/
- ^ "Home - Government of Balochistan" (PDF). balochistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Country escapes major earthquake damage". Daily Times. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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Further reading
- Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. "List of Districts/Agencies/Tribal Areas". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
- Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
- Country Profiles, South Asian Media Net. "Pakistan >> District Profiles". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2006.
- "District Governments of Sindh". Local Government Department, Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
External links
- List of districts from the Population Census Organization (Government of Pakistan)