Bannu Division District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²) Bannu Bannu 1,972 1,211,006 952 Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat 3,296 902,541 277 North Waziristan Miranshah 4,707 543,254 115

Dera Ismail Khan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,334 1,695,688 222
South Waziristan Uppar Spinkai Raghazai 6,620 679,185 103
South Waziristan Lower (New District) Wana 6,620 679,185 103
Tank Tank 2,900 428,274 233

Hazara Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,332,912 785
Battagram Battagram 1,301 476,612 366
Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,003,031 581
Kolai Pallas - - 275,461 -
Lower Kohistan Pattan - 202,933 -
Mansehra Mansehra 4,579 1,556,460 340
Torghar Judba 497 171,395 345
Upper Kohistan Dasu - 306,774 -

Kohat Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Hangu Hangu 1,097 518,798 473
Karak Karak 3,372 706,299 209
Kohat Kohat 2,991 1,112,452 390
Kurram Parachinar 3,380 619,553 201
Orakzai District Kalaya 1,538 254,356 165

Mardan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Mardan Mardan 1,632 2,373,061 1,454
Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,624,616 1,053

Malakand Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,093,684 848
Buner Daggar 1,865 897,319 481
Lower Chitral District Chitral 6,458 278,122 43
Upper Chitral District Chitral 8,392 169,240 20
Malakand Batkhela 952 720,295 757
Lower Dir Timergara 1,582 1,435,917 908
Shangla Alpuri 1,586 757,810 478
Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,309,570 433
Upper Dir Dir 3,699 946,421 256

Peshawar Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Charsadda Charsadda 996 1,616,198 1,623
Khyber Landi Kotal 2,576 986,973 383
Mohmand Ghalanai 2,296 466,984 203
Nowshera Nowshera 1,748 1,518,540 869
Peshawar Peshawar 1,518 4,333,770 3,396
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Dera Ismail Khan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,334 1,695,688 222
South Waziristan Uppar Spinkai Raghazai 6,620 679,185 103
South Waziristan Lower (New District) Wana 6,620 679,185 103
Tank Tank 2,900 428,274 233

Hazara Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,332,912 785
Battagram Battagram 1,301 476,612 366
Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,003,031 581
Kolai Pallas - - 275,461 -
Lower Kohistan Pattan - 202,933 -
Mansehra Mansehra 4,579 1,556,460 340
Torghar Judba 497 171,395 345
Upper Kohistan Dasu - 306,774 -

Kohat Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Hangu Hangu 1,097 518,798 473
Karak Karak 3,372 706,299 209
Kohat Kohat 2,991 1,112,452 390
Kurram Parachinar 3,380 619,553 201
Orakzai District Kalaya 1,538 254,356 165

Mardan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Mardan Mardan 1,632 2,373,061 1,454
Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,624,616 1,053

Malakand Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,093,684 848
Buner Daggar 1,865 897,319 481
Lower Chitral District Chitral 6,458 278,122 43
Upper Chitral District Chitral 8,392 169,240 20
Malakand Batkhela 952 720,295 757
Lower Dir Timergara 1,582 1,435,917 908
Shangla Alpuri 1,586 757,810 478
Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,309,570 433
Upper Dir Dir 3,699 946,421 256

Peshawar Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Charsadda Charsadda 996 1,616,198 1,623
Khyber Landi Kotal 2,576 986,973 383
Mohmand Ghalanai 2,296 466,984 203
Nowshera Nowshera 1,748 1,518,540 869
Peshawar Peshawar 1,518 4,333,770 3,396
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Updated by: Farhan Ahsan

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consist of seven divisions. There are 36 districts in the  Kpk province after the bifurcation of district South Waziristan  into lower and upper as well as Chitral into lower and upper. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third-largest province of Pakistan by population and the smallest province by area, is divided into 36 districts and seven divisions. recently South Waziristan split into two districts. which makes the total districts of kpk to 36.

The provincial cabinet on Tuesday approved dividing South Waziristan tribal district into Upper and Lower South Waziristan districts.

 

Updated on: 18 October 2022

Bannu Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
BannuBannu1,9721,211,006952
Lakki MarwatLakki Marwat3,296902,541277
North WaziristanMiranshah4,707543,254115

Dera Ismail Khan Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail KhanDera Ismail Khan9,3341,695,688222
South Waziristan UpparSpinkai Raghazai6,620679,185103
South Waziristan Lower (New District)Wana6,620679,185103
TankTank2,900428,274233

Hazara Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
AbbottabadAbbottabad1,9671,332,912785
BattagramBattagram1,301476,612366
HaripurHaripur1,7251,003,031581
Kolai Pallas275,461
Lower KohistanPattan202,933
MansehraMansehra4,5791,556,460340
TorgharJudba497171,395345
Upper KohistanDasu306,774

Kohat Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
HanguHangu1,097518,798473
KarakKarak3,372706,299209
KohatKohat2,9911,112,452390
KurramParachinar3,380619,553201
Orakzai DistrictKalaya1,538254,356165

Mardan Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
MardanMardan1,6322,373,0611,454
SwabiSwabi1,5431,624,6161,053

Malakand Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
BajaurKhar1,2901,093,684848
BunerDaggar1,865897,319481
Lower Chitral DistrictChitral6,458278,12243
Upper Chitral DistrictChitral8,392169,24020
MalakandBatkhela952720,295757
Lower DirTimergara1,5821,435,917908
ShanglaAlpuri1,586757,810478
SwatSaidu Sharif5,3372,309,570433
Upper DirDir3,699946,421256

Peshawar Division
DistrictHeadquartersArea (km²)Population (2017)Density (people/km²)
CharsaddaCharsadda9961,616,1981,623
KhyberLandi Kotal2,576986,973383
MohmandGhalanai2,296466,984203
NowsheraNowshera1,7481,518,540869
PeshawarPeshawar1,5184,333,7703,396

below is the notification of KPK districts after Fata merger :

 

Correct Answer: 36

Last Updated: October 20, 2022