Peshawar (District)

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Peshawar District
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Seat : Peshawar
Coordinates : 34 ° 0 ′  N , 71 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 71 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 1 257  km²
 
Residents : 4,269,079 (2017)
Population density : 3,396 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
Map of Pakistan, position of Peshawar district highlighted
Peshawar city center

Peshawar District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Peshawar .

The district has an area of ​​1257 km² and according to the 2017 census 4,269,079 inhabitants. The population density is 3396 inhabitants / km².

geography

The district is located in the center of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, which is in the north of Pakistan.

history

Peshawar is located in a geostrategically important place and has a rich history. The district and the city at its center have seen the rise and fall of many civilizations. It was once the center of the Gandhara civilization and was later ruled by Persians, Greeks, Buddhists, Cushans, Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs and British.

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 3.99% annually. About 46% of the population live in urban areas and about 54% in rural areas. 2,201,257 men, 2,067,591 women and 231 transgender people live in 489,843 households , which results in a gender ratio of 106.5 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.

The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 62% (women: 42%, men: 78%) and thus above the average for the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of 53%.

year population
1972 807.012
1981 1,113,303
1998 2,026,851
2017 4,269,079

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .