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The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished. Districts now form the top tier of a three-tier system of local government with the two lower tiers composed of approximately 400 tehsils and more than six thousand union councils.

Prior to 2001, there were 106 districts but with the reorganisation, these were 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 five districts had formed the division of Karachi which was abolished. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts^[1] 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.

In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district^[2] by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhpura District to a district in its own right.

In Azad Kashmir, the second tier of government is formed by two administrative divisions (Muzaffarabad) & (Mirpur) with a third tier of eight districts. In Gilgit & Baltistan former Northern Areas of J&K, there are six districts divided between two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan; Baltistan being the part of Ladakh in Pakistani control.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Provinces and territories 3 Islamabad Capital Territory 4 Federally Administered Tribal Areas 5 Districts of Balochistan 6 Districts of the North West Frontier Province 7 Districts of Northern Areas 8 Districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 9 Districts of Punjab 10 Districts of Sindh 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

[edit] Overview

[edit] Provinces and territories

Subdivision	Number of Districts
Balochistan Province	27
North-West Frontier Province	24
Punjab Province	36
Sindh Province	23
Islamabad Capital Territory	1
Federally Administered Tribal Area	7 Tribal Agencies plus 6 Frontier Regions
Azad Jammu and Kashmir	8
Northern Areas	6
Pakistan	128 Districts plus 7 Tribal Agencies

[edit] Islamabad Capital Territory

Districts	Area (km²)	Population (1998)	Density (people/km²)
Islamabad	906	805,235	889

[edit] Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Agency	Area (km²)	Population (1998)	Density (people/km²)
Bajaur	1,290	595,227
Khyber	2,576	546,730
Kurram	3,380	448,310
Mohmand	2,296	334,453
North Waziristan	4,707	361,246
Orakzai	1,538	225,441
South Waziristan	6,620	429,841
Six Frontier Regions combined	4,813	235,083
F.R. Bannu District	745	19,550
F.R. D.I.Khan District	2.008	39,373
F.R. Kohat District	446	90,806
F.R. Lakki Marwat District	132	6,955
F.R. Peshawar District	261	53,902
F.R. Tank District	1,221	27,339
FATA	27,220	3,176,331	117

[edit] Districts of Balochistan

There are 27 districts in Balochistan province.

S.No.	District	Area (km²)	Population (1998)	Density (people/km²)
1.	Awaran	29,510	118,173	4
2.	Barkhan	3,514	103,545	29
3.	Bolan	7,499	288,056	38
4.	Chagai[3]	50,545	202,564	4
5.	Dera Bugti	10,160	181,310	18
6.	Gwadar	12,637	185,498	15
7.	Jafarabad	2,445	432,817	177
8.	Jhal Magsi	3,615	109,941	30
9.	Kalat	6,622	237,834	36
10.	Kech (Turbat)	22,539	413,204	18
11.	Kharan	48,051	206,909	4
12.	Khuzdar	35,380	417,466	12
13.	Kohlu	7,610	99,846	13
14.	Lasbela	15,153	312,695	21
15.	Loralai	9,830	295,555	30
16.	Mastung	5,896	179,784	30
17.	Musakhel	5,728	134,056	23
18.	Naseerabad	3,387	245,894	73
19.	Nushki[3]
20.	Panjgur	16,891	234,051	14
21.	Pishin	7,819	367,183	47
22.	Qilla Abdullah	3,293	370,269	112
23.	Qilla Saifullah	6,831	193,553	28
24.	Quetta	2,653	744,802	281
25.	Sibi	7,796	180,398	23
26.	Zhob	20,297	275,142	14
27.	Ziarat	1,489	33,340	22
	Balochistan Province	347,190	6,563,885	19

[edit] Districts of the North West Frontier Province

There are 24 districts in the North-West Frontier Province.

S.No.	District	Area (km²)	Population (1998)	Density (people/km²)
1.	Abbottabad	1,967	880,666	448
2.	Bannu	1,227	675,667	551
3.	Batagram	1,301	307,278	236
4.	Buner	1,865	506,048	271
5.	Charsadda	996	1,022,364	1,026
6.	Chitral	14,850	318,689	21
7.	Dera Ismail Khan	7,326	852,995	116
8.	Hangu	1,097	314,529	287
9.	Haripur	1,725	692,228	401
10.	Karak	3,372	430,796	128
11.	Kohat	2,545	562,644	221
12.	Kohistan	7,492	472,570	63
13.	Lakki Marwat	3,164	490,025	155
14.	Lower Dir	1,582	717,649	454
15.	Malakand	952	452,291	475
16.	Mansehra	4,579	1,152,839	252
17.	Mardan	1,632	1,460,100	895
18.	Nowshera	1,748	874,373	500
19.	Peshawar	1,257	2,019,118	1,606
20.	Shangla	1,586	434,563	274
21.	Swabi	1,543	1,026,804	665
22.	Swat	5,337	1,257,602	236
23.	Tank	1,679	238,216	142
24.	Upper Dir	3,699	575,858	156
	North-West Frontier Province	74,521	17,735,912	238

[edit] Districts of Northern Areas

There are 6 districts in Northern Areas administrative region.

S.No.	Agency	District	Area (km²)	Pop.(1998)	Headquarter
1.	Baltistan	Ghanche	6,400	88,366	Khaplu
2.		Skardu	15,000	214,848	Skardu
3.	Diamer	Astore	8,657	71,666	Gorikot
4.		Diamer	10,936	131,925	Chilas
5.	Gilgit	Ghizer	9,635	120,218	Gahkuch
6.		Gilgit	26,300	243,324	Gilgit
	Northern Areas	6 districts	69,971	970,347	-

[edit] Districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

There are 8 districts in Azad Kashmir.

S.No.	Division	District	Area (km²)	Pop.(1998)	Headquarter
1.	Azad Jammu	Bhimber	1,516	301,633	Bhimber
2.		Kotli	1,862	563,094	Kotli
3.		Mirpur	1,010	333,482	Mirpur
4.	Azad Kashmir	Bagh	1,368	393,415	Bagh
5.		Muzaffarabad	2,496	638,973	Muzaffarabad
6.		Neelum[4][5]	3,621	106,778	Athmaqam
7.		Poonch	855	411,035	Rawalakot
8.		Sudhnati	569	334,091	Pallandari
	Azad Jammu and Kashmir	8 districts	13,297	2,972,501	Muzaffarabad

[edit] Districts of Punjab

There are 36 districts in Punjab province ^[6].

S.No.	District	Area (km²)	Population (1998)	Density (people/km²)	Year created	District split from
1.	Attock	6,857	1,274,935	186	1904
2.	Bahawalnagar	8,878	2,061,447	232
3.	Bahawalpur	24,830	2,433,091	98
4.	Bhakkar	8,153	1,051,456	129	1981	Mianwali
5.	Chakwal	6,524	1,083,725	166	1985	Attock, Jhelum
6	Chiniot		965,124			Jhang[7][8]
7.	Dera Ghazi Khan	11,922	1,643,118	138
8.	Faisalabad	5,856	5,429,547	927
9.	Gujranwala	3,622	3,400,940	939
10.	Gujrat	3,192	2,048,008	642
11.	Hafizabad	2,367	832,980	352	1991	Gujranwala
12.	Jhang	8,809	2,834,545	322
13.	Jhelum	3,587	936,957	261
14.	Kasur	3,995	2,375,875	595	1976	Lahore
15.	Khanewal	4,349	2,068,490	476	1985	Multan
16.	Khushab	6,511	905,711	139
17.	Lahore	1,772	6,318,745	3,566
18.	Layyah	6,291	1,120,951	178	1982	Muzaffargarh
19.	Lodhran	2,778	1,171,800	422
20.	Mandi Bahauddin	2,673	1,160,552	434
21.	Mianwali	5,840	1,056,620	181
22.	Multan	3,720	3,116,851	838
23.	Muzaffargarh	8,249	2,635,903	320
24.	Narowal	2,337	1,265,097	541	1991	Sialkot
25.	Nankana Sahib[2]	2,960	1,410,000		2005	Sheikhupura
26.	Okara	4,377	2,232,992	510
27.	Pakpattan	2,724	1,286,680	472
28.	Rahim Yar Khan	11,880	3,141,053	264
29.	Rajanpur	12,319	1,103,618	90
30.	Rawalpindi	5,286	3,363,911	636
31.	Sahiwal	3,201	1,843,194	576
32.	Sargodha	5,854	2,665,979	455
33.	Sheikhupura	5,960	3,321,029	557	1922
34.	Sialkot	3,016	2,723,481	903
35.	Toba Tek Singh	3,252	1,621,593	499	1982	Faisalabad
36.	Vehari	4,364	2,090,416	479	1976	Multan
	Punjab Province	205,345	73,621,290	359

[edit] Districts of Sindh

There are 23 districts in Sindh province.^[9]

Districts of Sindh District Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²) 1. Badin 6,726 1,136,044 169 2. Dadu 19,070 1,688,811 89 3. Ghotki 6,083 970,549 160 4. Hyderabad 5,519 2,891,488 524 5. Jacobabad 5,278 1,425,572 270 6. Jamshoro[1] 7. Karachi 3,527 9,856,318 2,795 8. Kashmore[1] 9. Khairpur 15,910 1,546,587 97 10. Larkana 7,423 1,927,066 260 11. Matiari 12. Mirpurkhas 2,925 1,569,030 536 13. Naushahro Firoz 2,945 1,087,571 369 14. Shaheed Benazeerabad 4,502 1,071,533 238 15. Kamber and Shahdad Kot 16. Sanghar 10,728 1,453,028 135 17. Shikarpur 2,512 880,438 350 18. Sukkur 5,165 908,373 176 19. Tando Allahyar 20. Tando Muhammad Khan 21. Tharparkar 19,638 914,291 47 22. Thatta 17,355 1,113,194 64 23. Umerkot[1] Sindh Province 135,306 30,439,893 225 [edit] See also Subdivisions of Pakistan The Information Technology Department, District Government has launched District Government Umerkot's official websites. 1.District Government Umerkot Official website (English Version) 2.District Government Umerkot Official website (Sindhi Version) [edit] References ^ a b c d (English) Site Edition, Daily Times Newspaper. ""Four new districts in Sindh"". http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-12-2004_pg7_36. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.  No data is yet available on the recently-created districts of Sindh province. ^ a b (English) Internet Edition, Dawn Newspaper. ""Nankana becomes district"". http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/10/nat43.htm. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.  No data is yet available on the recently-created district of Nankana. ^ a b No data is yet available on the recently-created district of Nushki, which was formerly a tehsil of Chagai district. ^ Note: Neelum is a recently created district and no figures are available yet. Refer to the link below. ^ (English) Official website, Government of Azad Kashmir. ""Facts and Figures"". http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2256&Itemid=144. Retrieved on 2006-04-19.  ^ Government of Punjab (Pakistan) - districts ^ http://www.dawn.com/2009/02/03/nat31.htm ^ http://www.geo.tv/2-2-2009/34153.htm ^ Districts of Sindh – URL accessed May 13, 2006 [edit] External links Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. ""List of Districts/Agencies/Tribal Areas"". http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list.html. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.  Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. ""List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts"". http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.  Country Profiles, South Asian Media Net. ""Pakistan >> District Profiles"". http://www.southasianmedia.net/profile/pakistan/pakistan_districprofiles.cfm. Retrieved on 2006-04-14.  Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth (with an overlay for district boundaries Current map of the Districts of Sindh Newspapers and Media Reports in April 2008 about the change of the district from Nawabshah District to "Shaheed Benazeerabad District" by a resolution passed in Provincial Assembly Sindh. v • d • e Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries Afghanistan · Armenia2 · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma · Cambodia · People's Republic of China · Cyprus · Egypt1 · Georgia1 · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan1 · North Korea · South Korea · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Russia1 · Saudi Arabia · Sri Lanka · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste (East Timor) · Turkey1 · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen 1 Country spanning more than one continent (transcontinental country). Table of administrative country subdivisions by country