A. 26
B. 29
C. 32
D. 36

Updated by: Farhan Ahsan

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consist of seven divisions. There are 36 districts in the  Kpk province after the bifurcation of district South Waziristan  into lower and upper as well as Chitral into lower and upper. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third-largest province of Pakistan by population and the smallest province by area, is divided into 36 districts and seven divisions. recently South Waziristan split into two districts. which makes the total districts of kpk to 36.

The provincial cabinet on Tuesday approved dividing South Waziristan tribal district into Upper and Lower South Waziristan districts.

 

Updated on: 18 October 2022

Bannu Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bannu Bannu 1,972 1,211,006 952
Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat 3,296 902,541 277
North Waziristan Miranshah 4,707 543,254 115

Dera Ismail Khan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,334 1,695,688 222
South Waziristan Uppar Spinkai Raghazai 6,620 679,185 103
South Waziristan Lower (New District) Wana 6,620 679,185 103
Tank Tank 2,900 428,274 233

Hazara Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,332,912 785
Battagram Battagram 1,301 476,612 366
Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,003,031 581
Kolai Pallas 275,461
Lower Kohistan Pattan 202,933
Mansehra Mansehra 4,579 1,556,460 340
Torghar Judba 497 171,395 345
Upper Kohistan Dasu 306,774

Kohat Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Hangu Hangu 1,097 518,798 473
Karak Karak 3,372 706,299 209
Kohat Kohat 2,991 1,112,452 390
Kurram Parachinar 3,380 619,553 201
Orakzai District Kalaya 1,538 254,356 165

Mardan Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Mardan Mardan 1,632 2,373,061 1,454
Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,624,616 1,053

Malakand Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,093,684 848
Buner Daggar 1,865 897,319 481
Lower Chitral District Chitral 6,458 278,122 43
Upper Chitral District Chitral 8,392 169,240 20
Malakand Batkhela 952 720,295 757
Lower Dir Timergara 1,582 1,435,917 908
Shangla Alpuri 1,586 757,810 478
Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,309,570 433
Upper Dir Dir 3,699 946,421 256

Peshawar Division
District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (2017) Density (people/km²)
Charsadda Charsadda 996 1,616,198 1,623
Khyber Landi Kotal 2,576 986,973 383
Mohmand Ghalanai 2,296 466,984 203
Nowshera Nowshera 1,748 1,518,540 869
Peshawar Peshawar 1,518 4,333,770 3,396

below is the notification of KPK districts after Fata merger :

 



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27 Comments to “How many districts are there in KPK?”
    1. The correct answer is 35 as Chitral has also been bifurcated into Lower & Upper Chitral

  1. How many districts are there in KPK?
    A. 26
    B. 29
    C. 32
    D. 34 (ans)

    Please tell me the source.

      1. Please update it. Its now 35 after the bifurcation of distt Chitral into lower and upper.

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  2. the above info is in correct there are 25 districts of KP if u add kohistan in it u can count it also if u have a problm or i can give u GIS map for it

    1. Madam now kohistan is divided into three districts..upper kohistan..lower kohistan and kolai palos…

  3. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Fata Merger consist of seven divisions. There are 34 districts in the Kpk province.

  4. Correct ans is 35a
    previously it was 25, then thor ghar made it 26,then two more in kohistan made 28 and 7 newly merged tribal district makes it 35.

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