Malakand Division

Malakand Division
  • ملاکنڈ ڈویژن (Urdu)
  • ملاکنډ څانګه (Pashto)
Division
Malakand Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Malakand Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
HeadquartersMingora
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerAbid Khan Wazir (PAS)
 • Regional Police OfficerSher Akbar Khan (BPS-20 PSP)
Area
 • Division
31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division
9,959,399
 • Density319.60/km2 (827.76/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,020,752 (10.25%)
 • Rural
8,938,647
Language Speakers
 • Speakers
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (47.51 %)
  • Male:
    (61.59%)
  • Female:
    (33.38 %)
Websitecmd.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. The CNIC code of Malakand Division is 15.

History

Until 1970, the area was known as the Malakand Agency. 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. In late 2018, former Chitral District was bifurcated into Upper Chitral District, from Mastuj Tehsil, and Lower Chitral District, from Chitral Tehsil.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
19812,466,767—    
19984,262,700+3.27%
20177,514,694+3.03%
20239,959,399+4.81%
Sources:

According to 2023 census, Malakand division had a population of 9,959,399 roughly equal to the country of Greece or the US state of Michigan or Chinese province of Hainan.

Ethnic groups

The major ethnic groups in the division are:

List of districts

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)

 Pop.

(2023)

 Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

 Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Bajaur Khar 1,290 1,287,960 998.4 26.26%
2 Buner Daggar 1,865 1,016,869 545.1 43.75%
3 Lower Chitral Chitral 6,458 320,407 49.6 66.10%
4 Lower Dir Timergara 1,583 1,650,183 1,042.4 57.36%
5 Shangla Alpuri 1,586 891,252 562.0 33.74%
6 Malakand Batkhela 952 826,250 868.1 N/A
7 Swat Saidu Sharif 5,337 2,687,384 503.6 48.13%
8 Upper Chitral Booni 8,392 195,528 23.3 73.83%
9 Upper Dir Dir 3,699 1,083,566 292.9 46.77%
10 Central Dir District Wari 1,483 488,543 329.4 N/A

List of tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)

 Pop.

(2023)

 Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

 Lit. rate

(2023)

 Districts
1 Bar Chamarkand Tehsil 13 3,574 104.41 Bajaur District
2 Barang Tehsil 159 90,082 100.27
3 Khar Bajaur Tehsil 238 301,778 102.81
4 Mamund Tehsil 250 358,190 103.29
5 Nawagai Tehsil 216 93,850 103.2
6 Salarzai Tehsil 220 316,767 101.01
7 Utman Khel Tehsil 194 123,719 100.66
8 Chagharzai Tehsil 218 125,949 577.75 Buner District
9 Daggar Tehsil 290 192,776 664.74
10 Gadezai Tehsil 472 197,466 418.36
11 Gagra Tehsil 217 179,087 825.29
12 Khudu Khel Tehsil 343 136,560 398.13
13 Mandanr Tehsil 325 185,031 569.33
14 Chitral Tehsil 6,127 211,374 34.5 Lower Chitral District
15 Drosh Tehsil 331 109,033 329.4
16 Adenzai Tehsil 372 378,915 1,018.59 Lower Dir District
17 Balambat Tehsil
18 Khal Tehsil
19 Lal Qilla Tehsil 216 247,381 1,145.28
20 Munda Tehsil
21 Samar Bagh Tehsil 419 427,714 1,020.80
22 Timergara Tehsil 576 596,173 1,035.02
23 Sam Ranizai Tehsil 280 353,291 1,261.75 Malakand District
24 Swat Ranizai Tehsil 672 472,959 703.81
25 Thana Baizai Tehsil
26 Utman Khel Tehsil
27 Alpuri Tehsil 582 366,772 630.19 Shangla District
28 Bisham Tehsil 184 121,279 659.13
29 Chakesar Tehsil 335 128,238 382.8
30 Martung Tehsil 188 103,205 548.96
31 Makhuzai Tehsil
32 Shahpur Tehsil
33 Puran Tehsil 297 171,758 578.31
34 Babuzai Tehsil 297 696,697 2,345.78 Swat District
35 Barikot Tehsil 419 220,148 525.41
36 Behrain Tehsil 2,899 270,623 93.35
37 Charbagh Tehsil 161 159,358 989.8
38 Kabal Tehsil 485 480,827 991.4
39 Khwaza Khela Tehsil 392 307,300 783.93
40 Matta Tehsil 684 552,431 807.65
41 Buni Tehsil Upper Chitral District
42 Mulkhow Tehsil
43 Torkhow Tehsil
44 Mastuj Tehsil 8,392 195,528 23.3
45 Barawal Tehsil Upper Dir District
46 Dir Tehsil 1,012 384,667 380.11
47 Kalkot Tehsil
48 Lar Jam Tehsil 1,039 119,396 114.91
49 Sharingal Tehsil 1,140 210,356 184.52
50 Wari Tehsil 508 369,147 726.67

List of constituencies

Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency District
PK-1 Upper Chitral NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral Upper Chitral
PK-2 Lower Chitral Lower Chitral
PK-3 Swat-I NA-2 Swat-I Swat
PK-4 Swat-II
PK-5 Swat-III
PK-6 Swat-IV NA-3 Swat-II
PK-7 Swat-V
PK-8 Swat-VI NA-4 Swat-III
PK-9 Swat-VII
PK-10 Swat-VIII
PK-11 Upper Dir-I NA-5 Upper Dir Upper Dir
PK-12 Upper Dir-II
PK-13 Upper Dir-III
PK-14 Lower Dir-I NA-6 Lower Dir-I Lower Dir
PK-15 Lower Dir-II
PK-16 Lower Dir-III
PK-17 Lower Dir-IV NA-7 Lower Dir-II
PK-18 Lower Dir-V
PK-19 Bajaur-I NA-8 Bajaur Bajaur
PK-20 Bajaur-II
PK-21 Bajaur-III
PK-22 Bajaur-IV
PK-23 Malakand-I NA-9 Malakand Malakand
PK-24 Malakand-II
PK-25 Buner-I NA-10 Buner Buner
PK-26 Buner-II
PK-27 Buner-III
PK-28 Shangla-I NA-11 Shangla Shangla
PK-29 Shangla-II
PK-30 Shangla-III

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Profile of Pakistan's Tribal Areas
  5. ↑ "Chitral bifurcated into two districts". Chitral bifurcated into two districts - Chitral Today. Chitral Today. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ↑ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.
  8. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  9. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  10. ↑ Inam-ur-Rahim; Viaro, Alain Mario (2002). Swat: An Afghan Society in Pakistan : Urbanisation and Change in Tribal Environment. City Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-969-8380-55-7. Gujars also organised themselves, particularly in Malakand Division, under their own independent ethnic political group (Gujar Qaumi Tehrik).
  11. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).

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