Malakand Division ملاکنڈ ڈویژن ملاکنډ څانګه | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Headquarters | Mingora |
Government | |
• Type | Divisional Administration |
• Commissioner | N/A |
• Regional Police Officer | N/A |
Area | |
31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi) | |
Population (2023) | |
9,959,399 | |
• Urban | 1,020,752 (10.25%) |
• Rural | 8,938,647 |
Language Speakers | |
• Speakers | |
Literacy | |
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Website | cmd |
Malakand Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Malakand is the second-largest division by population while Mingora, its capital, is the third largest city in the province. CNIC code of Malakand Division is 15. [3]
# | District | Headquarter | Area (km²) [4] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
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1 | Bajaur | Khar | 1,290 | 1,287,960 | 998.4 | 26.26% |
2 | Buner | Daggar | 1,865 | 1,016,869 | 545.1 | 43.75% |
3 | Lower Chitral | Chitral | 6,458 | 320,407 | 49.6 | 66.10% |
4 | Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,583 | 1,650,183 | 1,042.4 | 57.36% |
5 | Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586 | 891,252 | 562.0 | 33.74% |
6 | Malakand | Batkhela | 952 | 826,250 | 868.1 | N/A |
7 | Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337 | 2,687,384 | 503.6 | 48.13% |
8 | Upper Chitral | Booni | 8,392 | 195,528 | 23.3 | 73.83% |
9 | Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699 | 1,083,566 | 292.9 | 46.77% |
10 | Central Dir District | Wari | 1,483 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
# | Tehsil | Area (km²) [5] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) | Districts |
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1 | Bar Chamarkand Tehsil | 13 | 3,574 | 104.41 | Bajaur District | |
2 | Barang Tehsil | 159 | 90,082 | 100.27 | ||
3 | Khar Bajaur Tehsil | 238 | 301,778 | 102.81 | ||
4 | Mamund Tehsil | 250 | 358,190 | 103.29 | ||
5 | Nawagai Tehsil | 216 | 93,850 | 103.2 | ||
6 | Salarzai Tehsil | 220 | 316,767 | 101.01 | ||
7 | Utman Khel Tehsil | 194 | 123,719 | 100.66 | ||
8 | Chagharzai Tehsil | 218 | 125,949 | 577.75 | Buner District | |
9 | Daggar Tehsil | 290 | 192,776 | 664.74 | ||
10 | Gadezai Tehsil | 472 | 197,466 | 418.36 | ||
11 | Gagra Tehsil | 217 | 179,087 | 825.29 | ||
12 | Khudu Khel Tehsil | 343 | 136,560 | 398.13 | ||
13 | Mandanr Tehsil | 325 | 185,031 | 569.33 | ||
14 | Chitral Tehsil | 6,127 | 211,374 | 34.5 | Lower Chitral District | |
15 | Drosh Tehsil | 331 | 109,033 | 329.4 | ||
16 | Adenzai Tehsil | 372 | 378,915 | 1,018.59 | Lower Dir District | |
17 | Balambat Tehsil | |||||
18 | Khal Tehsil | |||||
19 | Lal Qilla Tehsil | 216 | 247,381 | 1,145.28 | ||
20 | Munda Tehsil | |||||
21 | Samar Bagh Tehsil | 419 | 427,714 | 1,020.80 | ||
22 | Timergara Tehsil | 576 | 596,173 | 1,035.02 | ||
23 | Sam Ranizai Tehsil | 280 | 353,291 | 1,261.75 | Malakand District | |
24 | Swat Ranizai Tehsil | 672 | 472,959 | 703.81 | ||
25 | Thana Baizai Tehsil | |||||
26 | Utman Khel Tehsil | |||||
27 | Alpuri Tehsil | 582 | 366,772 | 630.19 | Shangla District | |
28 | Bisham Tehsil | 184 | 121,279 | 659.13 | ||
29 | Chakesar Tehsil | 335 | 128,238 | 382.8 | ||
30 | Martung Tehsil | 188 | 103,205 | 548.96 | ||
31 | Makhuzai Tehsil | |||||
32 | Shahpur Tehsil | |||||
33 | Puran Tehsil | 297 | 171,758 | 578.31 | ||
34 | Babuzai Tehsil | 297 | 696,697 | 2,345.78 | Swat District | |
35 | Barikot Tehsil | 419 | 220,148 | 525.41 | ||
36 | Behrain Tehsil | 2,899 | 270,623 | 93.35 | ||
37 | Charbagh Tehsil | 161 | 159,358 | 989.8 | ||
38 | Kabal Tehsil | 485 | 480,827 | 991.4 | ||
39 | Khwaza Khela Tehsil | 392 | 307,300 | 783.93 | ||
40 | Matta Tehsil | 684 | 552,431 | 807.65 | ||
41 | Buni Tehsil | Upper Chitral District | ||||
42 | Mulkhow Tehsil | |||||
43 | Torkhow Tehsil | |||||
44 | Mastuj Tehsil | 8,392 | 195,528 | 23.3 | ||
45 | Barawal Tehsil | Upper Dir District | ||||
46 | Dir Tehsil | 1,012 | 384,667 | 380.11 | ||
47 | Kalkot Tehsil | |||||
48 | Lar Jam Tehsil | 1,039 | 119,396 | 114.91 | ||
49 | Sharingal Tehsil | 1,140 | 210,356 | 184.52 | ||
50 | Wari Tehsil | 508 | 369,147 | 726.67 |
Until 1970 the area was known as the Malakand Agency. [6] In 1970, Malakand Division was formed from the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat (incorporated into West Pakistan in 1969) and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area. The capital of Malakand Division is Saidu Sharif, with the largest city being Mingora (Swat) . In late 2018, former Chitral District was bifurcated into Upper Chitral District, from Mastuj Tehsil, and Lower Chitral District, from Chitral Tehsil. [7]
{{Malakand Division is comprising 09 districts i.e. Swat, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir Upper & Lower, Chitral Upper & Lower and Bajaur Tribal District with a total area of 32007Kms having population of 8.7 million. Formerly, the districts were princely states of Swat, Dir, Chitral and Malakand Protected Area (Malakand Agency). The States were merged in Pakistan by the Government of Pakistan in 1969 and were declared as Malakand Division. The area consists of snow-capped mountains, singing rivers, fruits laden orchards, flower decked slops and green meadows which attract tourists both at national as well as international level. It lies in the north of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa touching Karakuram Highway at Besham, Afghan border with Dir & Chitral and the strategic Wakhan strip is bordering Chitral. The mentioning of this area is found in the ancient Greek accounts & by other historians. It was a center of Aryan and later on rich Ghandhara civilizations before the Muslim rulers. Alexander the Great, king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia passed through this route to India in 327 B.C, attacking the biggest cities of the area, Massaga (Chakdara), Bazira (Barikot) & Ora (Odigram) and faced tough resistance. However, he could not survive for longer. This area also witnessed the invasion of Sakas(nomadic Iranian people), Kushans (syncretic empire) & white Huns (a race of largely nomadic peoples who were a part of the Hunnic tribes of Central Asia), this region also remained under the influence of Ashoka of Maurian dynasty. The flourishing of Buddhism had genesis in the reign of Ashoka as he adopted Buddhism in the later part of his life. The area then had more than 1400 monasteries and 18000 monks in different parts and was a prominent center of Ghandhara civilization. - See more at: https://cmd.kp.gov.pk/page/about_malakand_division/page_type/message#sthash.TV9aWqpB.dpuf }}</ref>
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