How Many Divisions and Districts are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

This question is often asked How Many Divisions and Districts are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province: Divisions and Districts Explained

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), including the merged Fata region, comprises seven divisions and boasts a total of 36 districts. This number was achieved after the reorganization of certain districts, such as the division of South Waziristan into upper and lower districts and Chitral into upper and lower districts. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, being the third-largest province in Pakistan in terms of population and the smallest in terms of area, has allocated these 36 districts across its seven divisions. It’s important to note that the recent decision by the provincial cabinet has led to the division of the South Waziristan tribal district into Upper and Lower South Waziristan districts, further contributing to the total of 36 districts in KPK.

*Divisions and Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)*

Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

In Pakistan, there are some divided administrative parts called divisions. While these divisions are further subdivided into districts, then tehsils and eventually union councils(UC). However, It is worth noting that in Pakistan these divisions were abolished in 2000, and again restored in 2008.

How many divisions are there in The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province after Fata Merger consists of 7 (seven) divisions.

There are 7 divisions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan:

Bannu Division.
Dera Ismail Khan Division.
Hazara Division.
Kohat Division.
Malakand Division.
Mardan Division.
Peshawar Division.

Districts of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)

District is the third order administrative unit of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions. Further, the District is divided into tehsils. However, the district is the first tier of local government. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has 36 (thirty-four) districts. Peshawar is the biggest district of KPK by population, but Lower Chitral is the largest district of KPK by area. While Torghar is smallest district by area and by population of KPK.

How many districts are there in The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)?

The total districts in kpk are 36 now.

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consist of 36 (thirty-four) districts

There are total 36 (thirty-six) districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan:

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consists of 36 districts and 7 divisions.

Sr#	Division	Sr#	Districts
1	Bannu Division	1	Bannu District
		2	Lakki Marwat District
		3	North Waziristan District
2	Dera Ismail Khan Division	4	Dera Ismail Khan District
		5	South Waziristan District
		6	Tank District
3	Hazara Division	7	Abbottabad District
		8	Batagram District
		9	Haripur District
		10	Kolai-Palas District
		11	Lower Kohistan District
		12	Mansehra District
		13	Tor Ghar District
		14	Upper Kohistan District
4	Kohat Division	15	Hangu District
		16	Karak District
		17	Kohat District
		18	Kurram District
		19	Orakzai District
5	Malakand Division	20	Bajaur District
		21	Buner District
		22	Lower Chitral District
		23	Lower Dir District
		24	Malakand District
		25	Shangla District
		26	Swat District
		27	Upper Chitral District
		28	Upper Dir District
6	Mardan Division	29	Mardan District
6	Mardan Division	30	Swabi District
7	Peshawar Division	31	Charsadda District
		32	Khyber District
		33	Mohmand District
		34	Nowshera District
		35 36	Peshawar District South Waziristan

1. Bannu Division

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

2. Dera Ismail Khan Division

Dera Ismail Khan Division
District	Headquarters	Area (km²)	Population (2017)	Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail Khan	Dera Ismail Khan	9,336	1,695,688	222
South Waziristan	Wana	6,620	679,185	103
Tank	Tank	2,900	428,274	233

3. Hazara Division

3. 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	360
Torghar	Judba	497	171,395	365
Upper Kohistan	Dasu	–	306,774	–

4. Kohat Division

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

5. Mardan Division

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

6. Malakand Division

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
Chitral	Chitral	14,850	447,362	30
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

7. Peshawar Division

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