Kohat Tehsil

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Kohat Tehsil
تحصیل کوہاٹ
کوهاټ تحصیل
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Region PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Kohat
Population
 (2017) [1]
   Tehsil 850,336
   Urban
228,779
   Rural
621,557
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Kohat is a tehsil located in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 850,336 according to the 2017 census. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.