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Districts of Pakistan

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The districts of Pakistan (Urdu: اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 166 districts in Pakistan, including the Capital Territory, and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.[2][3] These districts are further divided into tehsils and union councils.

Districts of Pakistan
CategoryThird-level administrative division
LocationIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Number170 (as of 2023)
PopulationsGreatest: Lahore, Punjab — 11,126,285 (2017)[1]
Least: Awaran, Balochistan — 121,660 (2017)[1]
AreasLargest: Chagai, Balochistan — 44,748 km2 (17,277 sq mi)
Smallest: Nazimabad (Karachi Central), Sindh — 69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Government
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History

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In 1947, when Pakistan gained independence there were 124 districts. In 1969, 2 new districts (Tangail and Patuakhali) in East Pakistan were formed, bringing the total to 126. With the Independence of Bangladesh, Pakistan lost 20 of its districts and so there were 106 districts. In 2001, the number was reduced to 102 by the merger of the 5 districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until 2000 and three districts (Kashmore, Qambar and Jamshoro) were newly created.[4][a] The new districts were carved out of Mirpur Khas, Jacobabad, Larkana and Dadu Districts respectively. In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhupura District to a district in its own right.[5][b] On 11 July 2011, the Sindh Government restored again the districts of Karachi South, Karachi East, Malir, Karachi West and Karachi Central, then later in 2013, the district of Korangi was carved out of Karachi East District. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a second-tier of government was formed from three administrative divisions into ten districts. In Gilgit–Baltistan, there are ten districts divided between the two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan. In 2018, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and FATA agencies were converted into districts.

Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan by area while Lahore District is the largest by population with a total population of 11,126,285 at the 2017 census. Quetta is the largest district of Balochistan by population with a total population of 2,275,699 at the 2017 census. Bahawalpur is the largest district of Punjab by area. Chitral is the largest by area and Peshawar is the largest by population from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the population of 4,269,079 at the Census 2017. Sindh's largest district by area is Tharparkar[6] and by population its Karachi West with a population of 3,914,757 at the 2017 Census. The combined population of the six districts of Karachi division is over 16 million at the 2017 census, giving an average population for these six districts of Karachi division of over 2.675 million each. Neelum and Kotli are the largest districts of Azad Kashmir by area and population respectively. Gilgit is the largest by area and population both for Gilgit-Baltistan.

Administration

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Deputy commissioner

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Main article: Deputy commissioner (Pakistan)

A deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") is the executive head of the district. Deputy commissioners are appointed by the government from the Pakistan Administrative Service.

District council

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A district council (or zila council) is a local government body at the district level.

The functions of a district council include construction and maintenance of roads, and bridges, building hospitals and dispensaries, schools and educational institutions, health facilities and sanitation, tube wells for drinking water, rest houses, and coordination of activities of the Union councils within the district.

Provinces and territories

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Districts of Pakistan
Sr. No. Province or territory Division(s) District(s) Area
(km2) 		Population
(2017)[7] 		Population
(2023)[8] 		Density 2017
(people/km2)
1 Azad Jammu and Kashmir 3 10 13,297 4,045,366 304.23
2 Balochistan 8[9] 36[10] 347,190 12,344,408 14,894,402 35.55
3 Gilgit-Baltistan 3 14 72,971 1,492,924 47.96
4 Islamabad Capital Territory 1 1 906 2,006,572 2,363,863 2,214.76
5 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 7[9] 38[9] 101,741 35,525,047 40,856,097 349.17
6 Punjab 11[9] 42[11] 205,344 110,012,442 127,688,922 535.74
7 Sindh 6 30[12] 140,914 47,886,051 55,696,147 339.82

List of districts by province and territory

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Main article: List of districts in Azad Kashmir
 
AJK Districts
# District Headquarters Area
(km2) 		Population
(1998)[13] 		Population
(2017)[13] 		Density
(people/km2) 		Division
1 Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad 1,642 453,957 650,370 394 Muzaffarabad
2 Hattian Bala Hattian Bala 854 166,064 230,529 270 Muzaffarabad
3 Neelum Athmuqam 3,621 125,712 191,251 53 Muzaffarabad
4 Mirpur Mirpur 1,010 333,482 456,200 452 Mirpur
5 Bhimber Bhimber 1,516 301,633 420,624 297 Mirpur
6 Kotli Kotli 1,862 563,134 774,194 416 Mirpur
7 Poonch Rawalakot 855 411,035 500,571 585 Poonch
8 Bagh Bagh 770 281,721 371,919 483 Poonch
9 Haveli Forward Kahuta 598 111,694 152,124 254 Poonch
10 Sudhnati Pallandari 569 224,091 297,584 523 Poonch

Balochistan

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Main article: List of districts in Balochistan
 
Sr. No. District Headquarters Area
(km2)[14] 		Population
(2023)[14] 		Density
(people/km2)[14] 		Division
1 Awaran Awaran 29,510 178,958 6.1 Kalat
2 Barkhan Barkhan 3,514 210,249 59.8 Loralai
3 Chagai Dalbandin 44,748 269,192 6.0 Rakhshan
4 Chaman Chaman 1,341 466,218 347.7 Quetta
5 Dera Bugti Dera Bugti 10,160 355,274 35.0 Sibi
6 Duki Duki 4,233 205,044 48.4 Loralai
7 Gwadar Gwadar 12,637 305,160 24.2 Makran
8 Harnai Harnai 2,492 127,571 51.2 Sibi
9 Hub Hub N/A N/A N/A Kalat
10 Jafarabad Dera Allahyar 1,643 594,558 361.1 Nasirabad
11 Jhal Magsi Gandava 3,615 203,368 56.2 Nasirabad
12 Kachhi Dhadar 5,682 442,674 77.9 Nasirabad
13 Kalat Kalat 7,654 271,560 35.5 Kalat
14 Kech Turbat 22,539 1,060,931 47.0 Makran
15 Kharan Kharan 14,958 260,352 17.4 Rakhshan
16 Khuzdar Khuzdar 35,380 997,214 28.2 Kalat
17 Kohlu Kohlu 7,610 260,220 34.2 Sibi
18 Lasbela Uthal 15,153 680,977 44.9 Kalat
19 Loralai Loralai 3,785 272,432 72.0 Loralai
20 Mastung Mastung 3,308 313,271 94.7 Kalat
21 Musakhel Musa Khel Bazar 5,728 182,275 31.8 Loralai
22 Nasirabad Dera Murad Jamali 3,387 563,315 166.1 Nasirabad
23 Nushki Nushki 5,797 207,834 35.9 Rakhshan
24 Panjgur Panjgur 16,891 509,781 30.2 Makran
25 Pishin Pishin 6,218 835,482 134.6 Quetta
26 Quetta Quetta 3,447 2,595,492 754.3 Quetta
27 Qila Abdullah Jungle Pir Alizai 3,553 361,971 102.3 Quetta
28 Qilla Saifullah Qilla Saifullah 6,831 380,200 55.7 Zhob
29 Sherani Sherani 4,310 191,687 44.5 Zhob
30 Sibi Sibi 7,121 224,148 31.5 Sibi
31 Sohbatpur Sohbatpur 802 240,106 299.6 Nasirabad
32 Surab Surab 762 279,038 366.5 Kalat
33 Washuk Washuk 33,093 302,623 9.1 Rakhshan
34 Zhob Zhob 15,987 355,692 22.2 Zhob
35 Ziarat Ziarat 3,301 189,535 57.4 Kalat
36 Usta Muhammad Usta Muhammad N/A N/A N/A Nasirabad

Gilgit-Baltistan

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Main article: List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan
 
Administrative divisions and districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
 
Gilgit-Baltistan's map with districts
# District Headquarters Area
(km2) 		Population
(1998) 		Division
1 Ghanche Khaplu 6,400 88,366 Baltistan
2 Skardu Skardu 15,000 214,848 Baltistan
3 Astore Eidghah 8,657 71,666 Diamer
4 Diamer Chilas 10,936 131,925 Diamer
5 Ghizer Gahkuch 9,635 120,218 Gilgit
6 Gilgit Gilgit 38,000 243,324 Gilgit
7 Hunza Karimabad 17,145 80,355 Gilgit
8 Kharmang Tolti 20,000[15] Baltistan
9 Shigar Shigar 8,500 109,000 Baltistan
10 Nagar Nagarkhas 15,567 89,420 Gilgit

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Main article: List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 
Sr. No. District Headquarters Area

(km2)[16]

Population

(2023)[16]

Density

(people/km2)[16]

Division
1 Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,419,072 721.6 Hazara
2 Allai Allai Valley N/A N/A N/A Hazara
3 Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,287,960 998.4 Malakand
4 Bannu Bannu 1,972 1,357,890 688.6 Bannu
5 Battagram Battagram 1,301 554,133 425.9 Hazara
6 Buner Daggar 1,865 1,016,869 545.1 Malakand
7 Charsadda Charsadda 996 1,835,504 1,843.1 Peshawar
8 Central Dir District Wari N/A N/A N/A Malakand
9 Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,334 1,829,811 196.1 Dera Ismail Khan
10 Hangu Hangu 1,097 528,902 482.3 Kohat
11 Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,174,783 681.3 Hazara
12 Karak Karak 3,372 815,878 241.9 Kohat
13 Khyber Landi Kotal 2,576 1,146,267 445.0 Peshawar
14 Kohat Kohat 2,991 1,234,661 412.9 Kohat
15 Kolai Palas Kolai 1,410 280,162 198.7 Hazara
16 Kurram Parachinar 3,380 785,434 232.4 Kohat
17 Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat 3,296 1,040,856 315.8 Bannu
18 Lower Chitral Chitral 6,458 320,407 49.6 Malakand
19 Lower Dir Timergara 1,583 1,650,183 1,042.4 Malakand
20 Lower Kohistan Pattan 642 340,017 529.5 Hazara
21 Malakand Batkhela 952 826,250 868.1 Malakand
22 Mansehra Mansehra 4,125 1,797,177 435.6 Hazara
23 Mardan Mardan 1,632 2,744,898 1,681.4 Mardan
24 Mohmand Ghalanai 2,296 553,933 241.2 Peshawar
25 North Waziristan Miranshah 4,707 693,332 147.3 Bannu
26 Nowshera Nowshera 1,748 1,740,705 995.8 Peshawar
27 Orakzai Kalaya 1,538 387,561 252.0 Kohat
28 Peshawar Peshawar 1,518 4,758,762 3,135.6 Peshawar
29 Shangla Alpuri 1,586 891,252 562.0 Malakand
30 Upper South Waziristan Spinkai N/A N/A N/A Dera Ismail Khan
31 Lower South Waziristan Wana N/A N/A N/A Dera Ismail Khan
32 Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,894,600 1,228.0 Mardan
33 Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,687,384 503.6 Malakand
34 Tank Tank 2,900 470,293 162.2 Dera Ismail Khan
35 Torghar Judba 454 200,445 441.6 Hazara
36 Upper Chitral Booni 8,392 195,528 23.3 Malakand
37 Upper Dir Dir 3,699 1,083,566 292.9 Malakand
38 Upper Kohistan Dasu 5,440 422,947 77.8 Hazara

Punjab

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Main article: List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan
 
Sr. No. District Headquarters Area
(km2)[17] 		Population
(2023)[17] 		Density
(people
per
km2)[17] 		Division
1 Attock Attock 6,858 2,170,423 316.7 Rawalpindi
2 Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar 8,878 3,550,342 399.6 Bahawalpur
3 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 24,830 4,284,964 172.3 Bahawalpur
4 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,153 1,957,470 240.5 Mianwali
5 Chakwal Chakwal 6,524 1,734,854 266.2 Rawalpindi
6 Chiniot Chiniot 2,643 1,563,024 591.3 Faisalabad
7 Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan 11,922 3,393,705 285.8 Dera Ghazi Khan
8 Faisalabad Faisalabad 5,856 9,075,819 1,551.7 Faisalabad
9 Gujranwala Gujranwala 3,622 5,959,750 1,644.5 Gujranwala
10 Gujrat Gujrat 3,192 3,219,375 1,007.0 Gujrat
11 Hafizabad Hafizabad 2,367 1,319,909 557.0 Gujrat
12 Jampur Jampur N/A N/A N/A Dera Ghazi Khan
13 Jhang Jhang 6,166 3,065,639 497.6 Faisalabad
14 Jhelum Jhelum 3,587 1,382,308 385.7 Rawalpindi
15 Kasur Kasur 3,995 4,084,286 1,021.4 Lahore
16 Khanewal Khanewal 4,349 3,364,077 774.3 Multan
17 Khushab Jauharabad 6,511 1,501,089 230.8 Sargodha
18 Lahore Lahore 1,772 13,004,135 7,336.6 Lahore
19 Layyah Layyah 6,289 2,102,386 334.5 Dera Ghazi Khan
20 Lodhran Lodhran 2,778 1,928,299 693.5 Multan
21 Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin 2,673 1,829,486 683.1 Gujrat
22 Mianwali Mianwali 5,840 1,798,268 307.4 Mianwali
23 Multan Multan 3,720 5,362,305 1,441.1 Multan
24 Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh 8,249 5,015,325 607.5 Dera Ghazi Khan
25 Nankana Sahib[5] Nankana Sahib 2,216 1,634,871 737.0 Lahore
26 Narowal Narowal 2,337 1,950,954 834.3 Gujranwala
27 Okara Okara 4,377 3,515,490 802.2 Sahiwal
28 Pakpattan Pakpattan 2,724 2,136,170 785.3 Sahiwal
29 Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan 11,880 5,564,703 468.2 Bahawalpur
30 Rajanpur Rajanpur 12,319 2,381,049 193.3 Dera Ghazi Khan
31 Rawalpindi Rawalpindi 5,286 6,118,911 1,156.5 Rawalpindi
32 Sahiwal Sahiwal 3,201 2,881,811 900.6 Sahiwal
33 Sargodha Sargodha 5,854 4,334,448 740.1 Sargodha
34 Sheikhupura Sheikhupura 3,744 4,049,418 1,080.3 Lahore
35 Sialkot Sialkot 3,016 4,499,394 1,492.5 Gujranwala
36 Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh 3,252 2,524,044 776.2 Faisalabad
37 Vehari Vehari 4,364 3,430,421 787.7 Multan
38 Talagang Talagang N/A N/A N/A Rawalpindi
39 Murree Murree N/A N/A N/A Rawalpindi
40 Taunsa Taunsa N/A N/A N/A Dera Ghazi Khan
41 Kot Addu Kot Addu N/A N/A N/A Dera Ghazi Khan
42 Wazirabad Wazirabad N/A N/A N/A Gujrat

Sindh

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Main article: List of districts in Sindh
 
Sr. No. District Headquarters Area
(km2)[18] 		Population
(2023)[18] 		Density
(people/km2)[18] 		Division
1 Badin Badin 6,858 1,947,081 284.6 Hyderabad
2 Dadu Dadu 7,866 1,742,320 221.8 Hyderabad
3 Ghotki Mirpur Mathelo 6,083 1,772,609 291.3 Sukkur
4 Hyderabad Hyderabad 993 2,432,540 2,448.7 Hyderabad
5 Jacobabad Jacobabad 2,698 1,174,097 434.0 Larkana
6 Jamshoro Jamshoro 11,204 1,117,308 99.7 Hyderabad
7 Karachi Central North Nazimabad 69 3,822,325 55,838.8 Karachi
8 Karachi East Gulshan e Iqbal 139 3,921,742 28,220.1 Karachi
9 Karachi South Saddar Karachi 122 2,329,764 19,104.6 Karachi
10 Karachi West Orangi Town 370 2,679,380 7,238.1 Karachi
11 Kashmore Kandhkot 2,580 1,233,957 477.3 Larkana
12 Keamari Moriro Mirbahar 559 2,068,451 3,699.8 Karachi
13 Khairpur Khairpur 15,910 2,597,535 163.3 Sukkur
14 Korangi Korangi 108 3,128,971 28,968.8 Karachi
15 Larkana Larkana 1,948 1,784,453 915.8 Larkana
16 Malir Malir 2,160 2,432,248 1,126.8 Karachi
17 Matiari Matiari 1,417 849,383 599.0 Hyderabad
18 Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas 2,925 1,681,386 574.7 Mirpur Khas
19 Naushahro Feroze Naushahro Feroze 2,945 1,777,082 603.2 Shaheed Benazir Abad
20 Qambar Shahdadkot Qambar 5,475 1,514,869 276.4 Larkana
21 Sanghar Sanghar 10,728 2,308,465 215.0 Mirpur Khas
22 Shaheed Benazirabad Nawabshah 4,502 1,845,102 409.5 Shaheed Benazirabad
23 Shikarpur Shikarpur 2,512 1,386,330 552.1 Larkana
24 Sujawal Sujawal 8,785 839,292 95.5 Hyderabad
25 Sukkur Sukkur 5,165 1,639,897 317.7 Sukkur
26 Tando Allahyar Tando Allahyar 1,554 922,012 592.8 Hyderabad
27 Tando Muhammad Khan Tando Muhammad Khan 1,423 726,119 509.1 Hyderabad
28 Tharparkar Mithi 19,637 1,778,407 90.6 Mirpur Khas
29 Thatta Thatta 8,570 1,083,191 126.8 Hyderabad
30 Umerkot[19] Umerkot 5,608[6] 1,159,831 207.2 Mirpur Khas

N.B. All the figures require to be re-checked. Data entry error has occurred in Sindh Province.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ No data is available on the recently created districts of Sindh Province.
  2. ^ No data is available on the recently created district of Nankana, which was part of Sheikhupura District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "District Wise Census Results – Census 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Administrative Setup". ajk.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Four new districts in Sindh". Daily Times. 11 December 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Nankana becomes district". Dawn. Pakistan. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
  7. ^ "Province Wise Provisional Results of Census – 2017" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2017.
  8. ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_1.pdf
  9. ^ a b c d Babakhel, Mohammad Ali (23 October 2018). "New districts". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. ^ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn. Pakistan. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Districts | Punjab Portal". Punjab.gov.pk. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Map of Sindh". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ^ a b Azad Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf
  15. ^ "Kharmang now GB district". Pakistan Observer. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  16. ^ a b c https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf
  17. ^ a b c https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf
  18. ^ a b c https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/dcr/table_1.pdf
  19. ^ "Historically & Geographically". District Government Umerkot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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