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Upper Kohistan District (Kohistani, Urdu: ضلع اپر کوہستان) is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Upper Kohistan District
ضلع اپر کوہستان
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Map of upper Kohistan District
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
HeadquartersDasu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total307,286
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websiteupperkohistan.kp.gov.pk

Overview and history


In 2014, the government bifurcated Kohistan District into two districts namely Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan.[2][7]


Demographics


At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 307,286, of which 166,774 were males and 140,504 females. The entire population was rural. 24 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]

97.95% of the population belongs to Dardic peoples speaking one of the many Kohistani languages as their first language.[1]


Administrative Units


In 2014, Upper Kohistan District is subdivided into two Tehsils while on 31 May 2018, Kundai was upgraded into subdivision and two more tehsils were created. With that change, the district has one subdivision and three tehsils in total as shown below:[8][9]


Provincial Assembly


Member of Provincial AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
dedarPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-25 Kohistan2018

See also



References


  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Report, Bureau (2014-01-16). "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. "Hoti gives assent to Kohistan division". The Nation. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. "10 years after 2005 earthquake, 100s of schools yet to be reconstructed". Geo News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  7. "K-P chief minister approves bifurcation of district Kohistan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.


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