Administrative division of Pakistan

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Administrative division of Pakistan

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a federal state under the 1973 constitution . The country is divided into four provinces, a capital territory and two areas more or less administered by the federal government.

The provinces, the capital territory and the areas

Pakistan is subdivided into the four provinces of Balochistan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Punjab and Sindh , the capital territory of Islamabad and the special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and the semi-autonomous region of Asad Jammu and Kashmir . Each administrative unit is divided into districts (119 in total).

Until 2018 there were also the tribal areas under federal administration on the border with Afghanistan , which were then added to the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

location province flag coat of arms status Population (2017) surface Capital
Balochistan in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Balochistan
(بلوچستان) 		Flag of Balochistan.svg Coat of arms of Balochistan.svg province 12,344,408 347,190 km² Quetta
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(خیبرپختونخوا) 		Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg Coat of arms of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg province 35,525,047 101,741 km² Peshawar
Punjab in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Punjab
(پنجاب) 		Flag of Punjab.svg Coat of arms of Punjab, svg province 110.012.442 205,344 km² Lahore
Sindh in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Sindh
(سندھ) 		Flag of Sindh.svg Coat of arms of Sindh Province.svg province 47,886,051 140,914 km² Karachi
Islamabad Capital Territory in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Capital
Territory of Islamabad (وفاقی دارالحکومت) 		no flag no coat of arms Capital territory 2,006,572 906 km² Islamabad
Azad Kashmir in Pakistan (claims hatched) .svg Asad Jammu and Kashmir
(آزاد جموں و کشمیر) 		Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg is missing semi-autonomous area 4,045,366 13,297 km² Muzaffarabad
Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan (de-facto + where Glacier) .svg Gilgit-Baltistan
(گلگت بلتستان) 		no flag Gilgit Baltistan Government Logo.svg Special territory under federal administration 1,823,846 72,971 km² Gilgit

Divisions and Districts

By August 2000, the four provinces were divided into 26 divisions , followed by the districts as an administrative unit. The divisions were abolished through an administrative reform under Pervez Musharraf and the provinces were divided directly into 124 districts. The Pakistani districts now form the third administrative level.

overview

structure Number of districts
Balochistan 34
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34
Punjab 36
Are 29
Capital Territory of Islamabad 1
Asad Jammu and Kashmir 10
Gilgit-Baltistan 14th
Pakistan 158 districts

The districts are divided into Tehsils , which in turn consist of villages or towns. There are over 5,000 of these lowest administrative units in Pakistan. Since 2001, the villages and towns have been administered by democratically elected citizens' assemblies headed by a Nazim (mayor). Women are awarded at least a third of the seats in the citizens' assemblies.

Before 2001 there were a total of 106 districts, but these were reduced to 102 due to the administrative reform. The five districts of the Karachi division (Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir) were combined to form the new Karachi district. However, the number of districts increased steadily soon afterwards with the establishment of new districts. In Asad Kashmir , the divisions remained as the third administrative level, while the fourth administrative level consists of eight districts.

In Gilgit-Baltistan there are a total of six districts, which are grouped into three divisions.

Capital Territory of Islamabad

District Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (Ew / km²)
Islamabad 906 2,006,572 2,215

Districts in Balochistan

District division of Balochistan (as of October 2010)

Balochistan is divided into 34 districts (as of 2020). The following new districts have been created since 1998:

No. District Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (Ew / km²)
1 Avaran 29,510 122.011 4th
2 Barkhan 3,514 171,556 49
3 Kachhi (until 2008 Bolan ) 7,499 237.030 32
4th Chagai 44,748 226.008 5
5 Dera Bugti 10.160 312,603 31
6th Gwadar 12,637 263,514 21st
7th Haranai (since 2007) 4,096 97.017 24
8th Jafarabad 2,445 513.813 210
9 Jhal Magsi 3,615 149.225 41
10 Kalat 6,622 412.232 62
11 Kech (until 1994/95 Turbat ) 22,539 909.116 40
12 Kharan 14,896 156.152 10
13 Kohlu 7,610 214,350 28
14th Khuzdar 35,380 802.207 23
15th Qilla Abdullah 3,293 757.578 230
16 Qilla Saifullah 6,831 342.814 50
17th Lasbela 15,153 574.292 38
18th Loralai 9,830 397,400 40
19th Masting 5,896 266,461 45
20th Musakhel 5,728 167.017 29
21st Nasirabad 3,387 490.538 145
22nd Nushki 5,797 178,796 31
23 Panjgur 16,891 316.385 19th
24 Pishin 7,819 736.481 94
25th Quetta 2,653 2,275,699 858
26th Sherani (since 2006) 2,800 153.116 55
27 Sibi 7,796 135,572 17th
28 Washuk (since 2005) 29,510 176.206 6th
29 Zhob 20,297 310,544 15th
30th Ziarat 1,489 160,422 108
31 Lehri (since 2013) 9,830 118.046 12
32 Sohbatpur (since 2013) 1,412 200,538 142
33 Duki (since 2016)
34 Shaheed Sikandarabad (since 2017)
Balochistan Province 347.190 12,344,408 36

Remarks:

  1. ↑ The district was of 18 April 2008 Bolan in Kachhi renamed
  2. ↑ a b c A district that emerged after the 1998 census. The population refers to the conditions in 1998.
  3. ↑ a b c d The figures for population and area refer to the situation in 1998, before the separation of the districts that were created later.
  4. ↑ a b District created after 2010, not shown on the adjacent map.

Districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

District division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (as of 2018)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is divided into 34 districts (as of 2020).

No. District Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (Ew / km²)
1 Abbottabad 1,967 1,332,912 785
2 Bajaur 1,290 1,093,684 848
3 Bannu 1,227 1,167,892 952
4th Batagram 1,301 476.612 366
5 Buner 1,865 897.319 481
6th Charsadda 996 1,616,198 1,623
7th Chitral 14,850 447,362 30th
8th Dera Ismail Khan 7,326 1,627,132 222
9 Hangu 1,097 518,798 473
10 Haripur 1,725 1.003.031 581
11 Karak 3,372 706.299 209
12 Khyber 2,576 986.973 383
13 Kohat 2,545 993.874 390
14th Kurram 3,380 619,553 201
15th Lakki Marwat 3.164 876.182 227
16 Lower dir 1,582 1,435,917 908
17th Lower Kohistan
18th Malakand 952 720.295 757
19th Mansehra 4,579 1,556,460 340
20th Mardan 1,632 2,373,061 1,454
21st Mohmand 2,296 466.984 203
22nd North Waziristan 4,707 543.254 115
23 Nowshera 1,748 1,518,540 869
24 Orakzai 1,538 254.356 165
25th Peshawar 1,257 4,269,079 3,396
26th Shangla 1,586 757.810 478
27 South Waziristan 6,620 679.185 103
28 Swabi 1,543 1,624,616 1,053
29 Swat 5,337 2,309,570 433
30th tank 1,679 391.885 233
31 Torghar 497 171,395 345
32 Upper Dir 3,699 946.421 256
33 Upper Kohistan
34 Kolai Palas
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province 101,741 35,525,047 238

Districts in Gilgit-Baltistan

Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan (as of October 2010)

Gilgit-Baltistan is divided into 6 districts (status: 2010).

Agency District Area (km²) Population (1998) Administrative headquarters
Baltistan Ghanche 06,400 088,366 Khaplu
  Skardu 15,000 214,848 Skardu
Diamer Astore 08,657 071,666 Gorikot
  Diamir 10,936 131,925 Chilas
Gilgit Ghizer 09,635 120,218 Gahkuch
  Gilgit 26,300 243,324 Gilgit
Gilgit-Baltistan 6 districts 69,971 970,347 Gilgit

Districts in Asad Jammu and Kashmir

Asad Jammu and Kashmir districts (as of October 2010)

Asad Jammu and Kashmir are divided into 10 districts (as of 2020).

division District Area (km²) Population (2017) Administrative headquarters
Mirpur Bhimber 1,516 420,624 Bhimber
  Kotli 1,862 774.194 Kotli
  Mirpur 1.010 456.200 Mirpur
Muzaffarabad Hattian Bala 506 230,529 Hattian Bala
  Muzaffarabad 1,642 650,370 Muzaffarabad
  Nilam 3,621 191.251 Athmuqam
 Poonch Poonch 855 500,571 Rawalakot
Bagh 770 281,721 Bagh
  Sudhnati 569 297,584 Pallandari
Haveli 598 152.124
Asad Kashmir 10 districts 13,297 4,045,366 Muzaffarabad

Districts in Punjab

Districts of Punjab (as of October 2010)

Punjab is divided into 36 districts (as of 2020).

District Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (Ew / km²)
Attock 6,857 1,883,556 275
Bahawalnagar 8,878 2,981,919 336
Bahawalpur 24,830 3,668,106 148
Bhakkar 8,153 1,650,518 202
Chakwal 6,524 1,495,982 229
Chiniot 2,643 1,369,740 518
Dera Ghazi Khan 11,922 2,872,201 241
Faisalabad 5,856 7,873,910 1,345
Gujranwala 3,622 5,014,196 1,384
Gujrat 3,192 2,756,110 863
Hafizabad 2,367 1,156,957 489
Jhang 8,809 2,743,416 311
Jhelam 3,587 1,222,650 341
Kasur 3,995 3,454,996 865
Khanewal 4,349 2,921,986 672
Khushab 6,511 1,281,299 197
Lahore 1,772 11,126,285 6,279
Layyah 6,291 1,824,230 290
Lodhran 1,790 1,700,620 950
Mandi Bahauddin 2,673 1,593,292 596
Mianwali 5,840 1,546,094 265
Multan 3,721 4,745,109 1,275
Muzaffargarh 8,249 4,322,009 524
Narowal 2,337 1,709,757 732
Nankana Sahib 2,960 1,356,374 458
Okara 4,377 3,039,139 694
Pakpattan 2,724 1,823,687 669
Rahim Yar Khan 11,880 4,814,006 405
Rajanpur 12,319 1,995,958 162
Rawalpindi 5,286 5,405,633 1,023
Sahiwal 3,201 1,995,958 624
Sargodha 5,864 3,703,588 632
Sheikhupura 3,030 3,460,426 1,142
Sialkot 3,016 3,893,672 1,291
Toba Tek Singh 3,252 1,495,982 460
Vehari 4,364 2,897,446 664
Punjab Province 205,345 110.012.442 536

Districts in Sindh

Districts of Sindh (as of October 2010). The districts of Malir, Karangi, Sujawal and the four districts of Karachi are not yet included.

The Sindh is divided into 29 districts (as of 2016). The following districts have been formed since the 1998 census:

No. District Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (Ew / km²)
1 Badin 6,726 1,804,516 268
2 Dadu 7,866 1,550,266 197
3 Ghotki 6,083 1,646,318 271
4th Hyderabad 5,519 2,199,463 399
5 Jacobabad 2,686 1.006.297 375
6th Jamshoro (since 2004) 11,517 993.142 86
7th Karachi Center (since 2011) 69 2,971,626 43,067
8th Kashmore (since 2004) 2,592 1,089,169 420
9 Khairpur 15,910 2,404,334 151
10 Larkana 1,906 1,524,391 800
11 Matiari (since 2005) 1,417 769.349 543
12 Mirpur Khas 2,925 1,505,876 515
13 Naushahro Feroze 2,945 1,612,373 547
14th Shaheed Benazirabad (until 2008 Nawabshah ) 4,504 1,612,847 358
15th Qambar Shahdadkot (since 2005) 5,599 1,341,042 240
16 Sanghar 10,608 2,057,057 194
17th Shikarpur 2,515 1,231,481 490
18th Sukkur 5,165 1,487,903 288
19th Tando Allahyar (since 2005) 1,588 836.887 527
20th Tando Muhammad Khan (since 2005) 1,734 677.228 391
21st Tharparkar 19,638 1,649,661 84
22nd Thatta 7,705 979.817 127
23 Umerkot 5,608 1,073,146 191
24 Sujawal (since 2013) 7,335 781.967 107
25th Karachi East (since 2011) 89 2,907,467 32,668
26th Karachi South (since 2011) 122 1,791,751 14,686
27 Karachi West (since 2011) 481 3,914,757 8,139
28 Korangi (since 2013) 93 2,457,019 25,863
29 Malir (since 2011) 2,268 2,008,901 886
Sindh Province 140.914 47,886,051 340

Remarks:

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g District created after 2010, not shown on the adjacent map.
  2. ↑ The district was renamed on November 16, 2008 in honor of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Nawabshah in Shaheed Benazir Abad .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ District Delevlopment 2011: Washuk. (PDF) Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, accessed on August 5, 2016 (English).
  3. ↑ District Delevlopment 2011: Sherani. (PDF) Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, accessed on August 5, 2016 (English).
  4. ↑ District Delevlopment 2011: Harnai. (PDF) Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, accessed on August 5, 2016 (English).
  5. ^ New district in Balochistan. dawn.com, May 22, 2013, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Khoso Announces new district in Balochistan. pakistantoday.com.pk/, May 25, 2013, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  7. ↑ District Delevlopment 2011: Kachhi. (PDF) Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, accessed on August 5, 2016 (English).
  8. ↑ District Delevlopment 2011: Kech. (PDF) Planning and Development Department of the Government of Balochistan in cooperation with UNICEF, accessed on August 5, 2016 (English).
  9. ^ A b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Kashmore. (PDF) USAID, July 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  10. ^ A b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Jamshoro. (PDF) USAID, August 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  11. ^ A b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Matiari. (PDF) USAID, December 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  12. ↑ a b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Tando Allahyar. (PDF) USAID, October 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  13. ^ A b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Tando Muhammad Khan. (PDF) USAID, September 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  14. ^ A b Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Kambar Shahdadkot. (PDF) USAID, August 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis: District Kambar Shahdadkot. (PDF) USAID, August 2014, accessed on August 6, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Hasan Mansoor: Korangi notified as sixth district of Karachi. dawn.com, November 6, 2013, accessed August 6, 2016 .
  17. ↑ a b Hasan Mansoor: Thatta split to make Sujawal 28th district of Sindh. dawn.com, October 13, 2013, accessed August 6, 2016 .
  18. ^ Nawabshah renamed after Benazir Bhutto. dawn.com, September 17, 2008, accessed August 6, 2016 .