Lower Kohistan District
Lower Kohistan District (Pashto: لر / کوز کوہستان ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع لوئر کوہستان) is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[2][3][4][5] The district headquarters of Lower Kohistan is Pattan.[6]
Lower Kohistan District
ضلع لوئر کوہستان | |
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![]() View of Pattan Valley | |
![]() Location in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Hazara |
Established | 2014 |
Headquarters | Pattan |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 202,913 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 2 |
languages | Kohistani, Hindko & Urdu |
Overview and history
In 2014, the provincial government bifurcated the Kohistan District into Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan district. At that time, Lower Kohistan comprised two tehsils, Palas and Pattan.[7] In 2017, the tehsil of Palas was made a separate district and named as Kolai-Palas,[8] while on 31 May 2018, Ranovali Pinkhad previously part of Pattan tehsil was made separate tehsil.[9]
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 202,502, of which 108,765 were males and 93,737 females. The entire population was rural. 8 people in the district were from religious minorities.[10]
83.77% of the population belongs to Dardic peoples speaking one of the many Kohistani languages as their first language. 15.63% were Pashto speakers.[10]
Administrative Units
Lower Kohistan comprises two Tehsils:[9]
- Pattan
- Ranolia Bankad (also spell as Ranola)
Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
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Abdul Ghafar | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-26 Kohistan Lower | 2018 |
References
- "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "PPP awards tickets in Sindh, KP". The Nation. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2018-01-30). "Palas as headquarters of new district opposed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- Iqbal, Javed (24 November 2017). "4 new tehsils in Punjab on the cards". The Nation. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.