Malakand Division

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Malakand Division
ملاکنڈ ڈویژن
ملاکنډ څانګه
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Malakand Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Headquarters Mingora
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerN/A
  Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
   Division
31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
   Division
9,959,399
   Urban
1,020,752 (10.25%)
   Rural
8,938,647
Language Speakers
[1]
  Speakers
Literacy
[2]
  Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (47.51 %)
  • Male:
    (61.59%)
  • Female:
    (33.38 %)
Website cmd.kp.gov.pk

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]

Contents

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Bajaur Khar 1,2901,287,960998.426.26%
2 Buner Daggar 1,8651,016,869545.143.75%
3 Lower Chitral Chitral 6,458320,40749.666.10%
4 Lower Dir Timergara 1,5831,650,1831,042.457.36%
5 Shangla Alpuri 1,586891,252562.033.74%
6 Malakand Batkhela 952826,250868.1N/A
7 Swat Saidu Sharif 5,3372,687,384503.648.13%
8 Upper Chitral Booni 8,392195,52823.373.83%
9 Upper Dir Dir 3,6991,083,566292.946.77%
10 Central Dir District Wari 1,483N/AN/AN/A

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Bar Chamarkand Tehsil 133,574104.41 Bajaur District
2 Barang Tehsil 15990,082100.27
3 Khar Bajaur Tehsil 238301,778102.81
4 Mamund Tehsil 250358,190103.29
5 Nawagai Tehsil 21693,850103.2
6 Salarzai Tehsil 220316,767101.01
7 Utman Khel Tehsil 194123,719100.66
8 Chagharzai Tehsil218125,949577.75 Buner District
9 Daggar Tehsil 290192,776664.74
10 Gadezai Tehsil472197,466418.36
11 Gagra Tehsil 217179,087825.29
12 Khudu Khel Tehsil 343136,560398.13
13 Mandanr Tehsil 325185,031569.33
14 Chitral Tehsil 6,127211,37434.5 Lower Chitral District
15 Drosh Tehsil 331109,033329.4
16 Adenzai Tehsil 372378,9151,018.59 Lower Dir District
17 Balambat Tehsil
18 Khal Tehsil
19 Lal Qilla Tehsil 216247,3811,145.28
20 Munda Tehsil
21 Samar Bagh Tehsil 419427,7141,020.80
22 Timergara Tehsil 576596,1731,035.02
23 Sam Ranizai Tehsil 280353,2911,261.75 Malakand District
24 Swat Ranizai Tehsil 672472,959703.81
25 Thana Baizai Tehsil
26 Utman Khel Tehsil
27 Alpuri Tehsil 582366,772630.19 Shangla District
28 Bisham Tehsil 184121,279659.13
29 Chakesar Tehsil 335128,238382.8
30 Martung Tehsil 188103,205548.96
31 Makhuzai Tehsil
32 Shahpur Tehsil
33 Puran Tehsil 297171,758578.31
34 Babuzai Tehsil 297696,6972,345.78 Swat District
35 Barikot Tehsil 419220,148525.41
36 Behrain Tehsil 2,899270,62393.35
37 Charbagh Tehsil 161159,358989.8
38 Kabal Tehsil 485480,827991.4
39 Khwaza Khela Tehsil 392307,300783.93
40 Matta Tehsil 684552,431807.65
41 Buni Tehsil Upper Chitral District
42 Mulkhow Tehsil
43 Torkhow Tehsil
44 Mastuj Tehsil 8,392195,52823.3
45 Barawal Tehsil Upper Dir District
46 Dir Tehsil 1,012384,667380.11
47 Kalkot Tehsil
48 Lar Jam Tehsil 1,039119,396114.91
49 Sharingal Tehsil 1,140210,356184.52
50 Wari Tehsil 508369,147726.67

History

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]

District in Malakand Division

{{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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