Districts of Pakistan
administrative division used in Pakistan
Sr. No. | Subdivision | Districts | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Balochistan | 33[1] | 347,190 | 6,566,000 | 18.9 |
2 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 35 [2] | 74 521 | 17,744,000 | 238.1 |
3 | Punjab | 36 [3] | 205,345 | 73,621,000 | 358.52 |
4 | Sindh | 30[4] | 140,914 | 30,440,000 | 216.02 |
5 | Islamabad Capital Territory | 1 | 906 | 805,000 | 880.8 |
6 | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) | 7 tribal agencies and 6 frontier regions | 27,220 | 3,176,000 | 116.7 |
7 | Azad Kashmir | 10 | 13,297 | 2,972,500 | 258 |
8 | Gilgit-Baltistan | 14 | 72,971 | 1,800,000 | 24.8 |
Islamabad Capital Territory
changeCapital Territory | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
Islamabad | 906 | 805,235 | 889 |
Balochistan
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Awaran | Awaran | 29,510 | 118,173 | 4 | |
2 | Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514 | 103,545 | 29 | |
3 | Kachhi (old name: Bolan) | Dhadar | 7,499 | 288,056 | 38 | |
4 | Chagai[5] | Chagai | 44,748[6] | 300,000 | 7 | |
5 | Dera Bugti | Dera Bugti | 10,160 | 181,310 | 18 | |
6 | Gwadar | Gwadar | 12,637 | 185,498 | 15 | |
7 | Harnai[7] | Harnai | 4,096 | 140,000 | 19 | |
8 | Jafarabad | Jafarabad | 2,445 | 432,817 | 177 | |
9 | Jhal Magsi | Jhal Magsi | 3,615 | 109,941 | 30 | |
10 | Kalat | Kalat | 6,622 | 237,834 | 36 | |
11 | Kech (Turbat) | Kech | 22,539 | 413,204 | 18 | |
12 | Kharan[8] | Kharan | 8958 | 132,500 | 4 | |
13 | Kohlu | Kohlu | 7,610 | 99,846 | 13 | |
14 | Khuzdar | Khuzdar | 35,380 | 417,466 | 12 | |
15 | Killa Abdullah | Chaman | 3,293 | 370,269 | 112 | |
16 | Killa Saifullah | Killa Saifullah | 6,831 | 193,553 | 28 | |
17 | Lasbela | Bela | 15,153 | 312,695 | 21 | |
18 | Loralai | Loralai | 9,830 | 295,555 | 30 | |
19 | Mastung | Mastung | 5,896 | 179,784 | 30 | |
20 | Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728 | 134,056 | 23 | |
21 | Nasirabad | Nasirabad | 3,387 | 245,894 | 73 | |
22 | Nushki[9] | Nushki | 5,797 | 137,500 | 23 | |
23 | Panjgur | Panjgur | 16,891 | 234,051 | 14 | |
24 | Pishin | Pishin | 7,819 | 367,183 | 47 | |
25 | Quetta | Quetta | 2,653 | 744,802 | 281 | |
26 | Sherani[10] | Sherani | ||||
27 | Sibi[7] | Sibi | 7,796 | 180,398 | 23 | |
28 | Washuk[8] | Washuk | 29,510 | 118,171 | 4.0 | |
29 | Zhob[10] | Zhob | 20,297 | 275,142 | 14 | |
30 | Ziarat | Ziarat | 1,489 | 33,340 | 22 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Abbottabad | Abbottabad | 1,967 | 880,666 | 448 | |
2 | Bannu | Bannu | 1,227 | 675,667 | 551 | |
3 | Battagram | Battagram | 1,301 | 307,278 | 236 | |
4 | Buner | Daggar | 1,865 | 506,048 | 271 | |
5 | Charsadda | Charsadda | 996 | 1,022,364 | 1,026 | |
6 | Chitral | Chitral | 14,850 | 318,689 | 21 | |
7 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 7,326 | 852,995 | 116 | |
8 | Hangu | Hangu | 1,097 | 314,529 | 287 | |
9 | Haripur | Haripur | 1,725 | 692,228 | 401 | |
10 | Karak | Karak | 3,372 | 430,796 | 128 | |
11 | Kohat | Kohat | 2,545 | 562,644 | 221 | |
12 | Lakki Marwat | Lakki Marwat | 3,164 | 490,025 | 155 | |
13 | Upper Kohistan | Dassu | 7,492 | 472,570 | 63 | |
14 | Lower Kohistan | Pattan | ||||
15 | Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,582 | 717,649 | 454 | |
16 | Malakand | Batkhela | 952 | 452,291 | 475 | |
17 | Mansehra | Mansehra | 4,579 | 1,152,839 | 252 | |
18 | Mardan | Mardan | 1,632 | 1,460,100 | 895 | |
19 | Nowshera | Nowshera | 1,748 | 874,373 | 500 | |
20 | Peshawar | Peshawar | 1,257 | 2,019,118 | 1,606 | |
21 | Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586 | 434,563 | 274 | |
22 | Swabi | Swabi | 1,543 | 1,026,804 | 665 | |
23 | Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337 | 1,257,602 | 290 | |
24 | Tank | Tank | 1,679 | 238,216 | 142 | |
25 | Torghar | Torghar | 497 | 185,000 | 372 | |
26 | Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699 | 575,858 | 156 |
Punjab
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Attock | Attock | 6,858 | 1,274,935 | 186 | |
2 | Bahawalnagar | Bahawalnagar | 8,878 | 2,061,447 | 232 | |
3 | Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | 24,830 | 2,433,091 | 98 | |
4 | Bhakkar | Bhakkar | 8,153 | 1,051,456 | 129 | |
5 | Chakwal | Chakwal | 6,524 | 1,083,725 | 166 | |
6 | Chiniot | Chiniot | 965,124 | |||
7 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | 11,922 | 1,643,118 | 138 | |
8 | Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 5,856 | 5,429,547 | 927 | |
9 | Gujranwala | Gujranwala | 3,622 | 3,400,940 | 939 | |
10 | Gujrat | Gujrat | 3,192 | 2,048,008 | 642 | |
11 | Hafizabad | Hafizabad | 2,367 | 832,980 | 352 | |
12 | Jhang | Jhang | 8,809 | 2,834,546 | 322 | |
13 | Jhelum | Jhelum | 3,587 | 936,957 | 261 | |
14 | Kasur | Kasur | 3,995 | 2,375,875 | 595 | |
15 | Khanewal | Khanewal | 4,349 | 2,068,490 | 476 | |
16 | Khushab | Khushab | 6,511 | 12,05,460 | 185 | |
17 | Lahore | Lahore | 1,772 | 6,318,745 | 3,566 | |
18 | Layyah | Layyah | 6,291 | 1,120,951 | 178 | |
19 | Lodhran | Lodhran | 2,778 | 1,171,800 | 422 | |
20 | Mandi Bahauddin | Mandi Bahauddin | 2,673 | 1,160,552 | 434 | |
21 | Mianwali | Mianwali | 5,840 | 1,056,620 | 181 | |
22 | Multan | Multan | 3,720 | 3,116,851 | 838 | |
23 | Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh | 8,249 | 2,635,903 | 320 | |
24 | Narowal | Narowal | 2,337 | 1,265,097 | 541 | |
25 | Nankana Sahib[11] | Nankana Sahib | 2,960 | 1,410,000 | ||
26 | Okara | Okara | 4,377 | 2,232,992 | 510 | |
27 | Pakpattan | Pakpattan | 2,724 | 1,286,680 | 472 | |
28 | Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan | 11,880 | 3,141,053 | 264 | |
29 | Rajanpur | Rajanpur | 12,319 | 1,103,618 | 90 | |
30 | Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 5,286 | 3,363,911 | 636 | |
31 | Sahiwal | Sahiwal | 3,201 | 1,843,194 | 576 | |
32 | Sargodha | Sargodha | 5,854 | 2,665,979 | 455 | |
33 | Sheikhupura | Sheikhupura | 5,960 | 3,321,029 | 557 | |
34 | Sialkot | Sialkot | 3,016 | 2,723,481 | 903 | |
35 | Toba Tek Singh | Toba Tek Singh | 3,252 | 1,621,593 | 499 | |
36 | Vehari | Vehari | 4,364 | 2,090,416 | 479 |
Sindh
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km²) | Population (2012) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Badin | Badin | 6,726 | 1,136,044 | 169 | |
2 | Dadu | Dadu | 19,070 | 1,688,811 | 89 | |
3 | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083 | 970,549 | 160 | |
4 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 5,519 | 1,565,000 | 524 | |
5 | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 5,278 | 1,425,572 | 270 | |
6 | Jamshoro[12] | Jamshoro | ||||
7 | Karachi (East, West, South, Central, Malir) |
Karachi | 3,527 | 13,215,631 | 2,795 | |
8 | Kashmore[12] | Kashmore | 2,592 | 662,462 | 255 | |
9 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 1,546,587 | 97 | |
10 | Larkana | Larkana | 7,423 | 1,927,066 | 260 | |
11 | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417 | 515,331 | 364 | |
12 | Mirpurkhas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925 | 1,569,030 | 536 | |
13 | Naushahro Firoze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945 | 1,087,571 | 369 | |
14 | Shaheed Benazirabad | Nawabshah | 4,502 | 1,071,533 | 238 | |
15 | Kambar Shahdadkot | Kambar | ||||
16 | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,720 | 1,453,028 | 135 | |
17 | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512 | 8990,438 | 350 | |
18 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165 | 908,373 | 176 | |
19 | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 2,310 | 550,000 | ||
20 | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,733 | 447,215 | 257 | |
21 | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,638 | 914,291 | 47 | |
22 | Thatta | Thatta | 17,355 | 1,113,194 | 64 | |
23 | Umerkot[13] | Umerkot | 663,100 |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
changeMap | Sr. No. | Agency | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Bajaur | 1,290 | 595,227 | 461 | |
2 | Khyber | 2,576 | 546,730 | 212 | |
3 | Kurram | 3,380 | 448,310 | 133 | |
4 | Mohmand | 2,296 | 334,453 | 146 | |
5 | North Waziristan | 4,707 | 361,246 | 77 | |
6 | Orakzai | 1,538 | 225,441 | 147 | |
7 | South Waziristan | 6,620 | 429,841 | 65 | |
8 | FR Bannu | 745 | 19,593 | 26 | |
9 | FR Dera Ismail Khan | 2,008 | 38,990 | 19 | |
10 | FR Kohat | 446 | 88,456 | 198 | |
11 | FR Lakki Marwat | 132 | 6,987 | 53 | |
12 | FR Peshawar | 261 | 53,841 | 206 | |
13 | FR Tank | 1,221 | 27,216 | 22 |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Area (km²) | Population (1998) | Density (people/km²) |
1 | Muzaffarabad | 1642 | 615,000 | 375 | |
2 | Hattian | 854 | 225,000 | 263 | |
3 | Neelum | 3,621 | 171,000 | 47 | |
4 | Mirpur | 1,010 | 419,000 | 415 | |
5 | Bhimber | 1,516 | 401,000 | 265 | |
6 | Kotli | 1,862 | 746,000 | 401 | |
7 | Poonch | 855 | 524,000 | 613 | |
8 | Bagh | 1,368 | 351,000 | 456 | |
9 | Haveli | 598 | 138,000 | 231 | |
10 | Sudhnati | 569 | 278,000 | 489 |
Gilgit–Baltistan
changeMap | Sr. No. | District | Area (km²) | Population (1998) |
1 | Ghanche | 6,400 | 88,366 | |
2 | Skardu | 15,000 | 214,848 | |
3 | Astore | 8,657 | 71,666 | |
4 | Diamer | 10,936 | 131,925 | |
5 | Ghizer | 9,635 | 120,218 | |
6 | Gilgit | 1155 | 243,324 | |
7 | Hunza–Nagar | 25,145 | 165,355 |
Before 2001
References
change- ↑ "Districts - Government of Balochistan". www.balochistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Main Page". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ↑ "Services General Admin Department Govt of Sindh". Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ↑ No figures available yet – Nushki was part of Chagai district
- ↑ "Daily Times". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 No figures available yet – Harnai was part of Sibi district ("Harnai is new district of Balochistan". Dawn Media Group. Retrieved 2010-08-28.)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 No figures available yet – Washuk was part of Kharan district
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 No figures available yet – Sherani was part of Zhob district
- ↑ Internet Edition, Dawn Newspaper. "Nankana becomes district". Retrieved 2006-04-14.
No data is yet available on the recently-created district of Nankana. - ↑ 12.0 12.1 (in English) Site Edition, Daily Times Newspaper. ""Four new districts in Sindh"". Retrieved 2006-04-14.
- ↑ "District Government Umerkot". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2021-01-18.