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Lower Dir District

Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E / 34.850°N 71.850°E / 34.850; 71.850
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Lower Dir District
ضلع دیر زیریں
ښکته دير ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Timergara, the district headquarters
Lower Dir District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lower Dir District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E / 34.850°N 71.850°E / 34.850; 71.850
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
HeadquartersTimergara
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Fawad (BPS-20 PCS)
 • District Police OfficerIkramullah Khan (BPS-18 PSP)
Area
 • Total1,583 km2 (611 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,650,183
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
47,855 (2.90%)
 • Rural
1,602,327
Time zonePST
Number of Tehsils5
Websitedirlower.kp.gov.pk

Lower Dir District (Pashto: ښکته دير ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر زیریں) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2] Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city.[2] The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts.[2] On 22 January 2023, both Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts were further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District.[3] Lower Dir is famous for its beautiful snow-capped mountains, valleys, and pleasant weather.[citation needed] The primary industry in Lower Dir is tourism, which is now rapidly growing.[citation needed]

Lower Dir district borders with Swat District to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Upper Dir to the north and Malakand and Bajaur District to the south.

History

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At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. Dir was merged with Pakistan in 1969, declared a district in 1970, and split into Upper and Lower Dir in 1996.[2]

Education

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Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1972 277,481—    
1981 404,844+4.29%
1998 717,649+3.42%
2017 1,436,082+3.72%
2023 1,650,183+2.34%
Sources:[4][1]

As of the 2023 census, Lower Dir district has 202,836 households and a population of 1,650,183. The district has a sex ratio of 97.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 57.36%: 72.57% for males and 43.16% for females. 542,074 (32.88% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 47,860 (2.90%) live in urban areas.[1] 4,439 (0.27%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[5] Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.54% of the population.[6]

Administration

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National Assembly

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NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) are constituencies of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Lower Dir district. These areas were formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).

NA-34 constituency (2002-2018)

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Member of National Assembly Party Affiliation Year
Qazi Hussain Ahmad Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 2002
Maulana Ahmad Ghafoor Ghawas Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal 2003
Malak Azmat Khan Pakistan Peoples Party 2008
Shahib Zada Muhammad Yaqub Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan 2013

Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)

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Member of National Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Mehboob Shah PTI NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) 2018
Muhammad Bashir Khan PTI NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) 2018

Provincial Assembly

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Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Muhammad Azam Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-13 (Lower Dir-I) 2018
Humayun Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-14 (Lower Dir-II) 2018
Shafi ullah Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-15 (Lower Dir-III) 2018
Bahdur Khan Awami National Party PK-16 (Lower Dir-IV) 2018
Liaqat Ali Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-17 (Lower Dir-V) 2018

Sudivisions

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  1. Adenzai Tehsil
  2. Balambat Tehsil
  3. Khall Tehsil
  4. Lal Qilla Tehsil
  5. Munda Tehsil
  6. Samar Bagh Tehsil
  7. Timergara Tehsil

Notable people

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  • Maidan Valley, Lower Dir
    Maidan Valley, Lower Dir
  • Lajbouk, Lower Dir
    Lajbouk, Lower Dir
  • Chakdara, Lower Dir
    Chakdara, Lower Dir
  • Kalpani Top, Lower Dir
    Kalpani Top, Lower Dir

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b c d "About District". Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Deputy Commissioner Dir Lower.
  3. ^ "KP gets another district". Dunya News. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  4. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk.
  8. ^ High Court, Peshawar (17 November 2016). "Judgment Sheet In The Peshawar High Court - The Government Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Others Vs. Nawabzada Muhammad Shahabuddin Through Lrs & Others" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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