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| Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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 Colors correspond to divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Category | Administrative division |
| Location | Pakistan |
| Found in | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Number | 7 (as of 2023) |
| Populations | Greatest: Peshawar — 10,035,171 (2023 census) Least: Bannu — 3,092,078 (2023 census) |
| Areas | Largest: Malakand — 31,162 km (12,032 sq mi) Smallest: Mardan —3,175 km (1,226 sq mi) |
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The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: خیبرپختونخوا کےڈویژن ), are the first-order administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into districts ranging from two to nine per division. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while districts are governed by Deputy Commissioners.
List of divisions
In Pakistan, the division is the administrative unit which is higher than a district, but lower than a province. Divisions and are separated by color on the map.
| Division | Districts | Population (2023) | Total Area | Population Density (2023) | Literacy (2023) | Map |
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| Bannu Division | 3,092,078 | 9,975 km (3,851 sq mi) | 309.98/km | 42.11% | 
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| Dera Ismail Khan Division | 3,188,779 | 18,854 km (7,280 sq mi) | 169.13/km | 41.73% | 
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| Hazara Division | 6,188,736 | 17,064 km (6,588 sq mi) | 362.68/km | 60.95% | 
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| Kohat Division | 3,752,436 | 12,377 km (4,779 sq mi) | 303.18/km | 50.89% | 
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| Malakand Division | 9,959,399 | 31,162 km (12,032 sq mi) | 319.6/km | 47.51% | 
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| Mardan Division | 4,639,498 | 3,175 km (1,226 sq mi) | 1461.26/km | 56.90% | 
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| Peshawar Division | 10,035,171 | 9,134 km (3,527 sq mi) | 1098.66/km | 51.32% | 
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See also
- Divisions of Pakistan
- Panjkora Division new purposed
References
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_kp_province.pdf
- "KP govt notifies new divisions following FATA merger". Pakistan Today. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "KP Districts". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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