Bannu Subdivision, formerly Frontier Region Bannu (FR Bannu), is a subdivision in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. The region is named after
Bannu District
Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...
, which lies to the east, and also borders
Karak District
Karak District ( ps, کرک ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is situated to the south of Kohat District and on the north side of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the main I ...
and
Hangu District to the north,
North Waziristan
North Waziristan District ( ps, شمالي وزیرستان ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanist ...
to the west, and
Lakki Marwat Subdivision
Lakki Marwat Subdivision formerly Frontier Region Lakki Marwat is a subdivision in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The region is named after Lakki Marwat District which lies to the northeast. The region shares its boundary on the north w ...
to the south.
It is administered by the district coordination officer (DCO) of Bannu District.
The total population, according to the 1998 census, was ,
98.1% of which have
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
as a
first language
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, and the remaining 1.9% speak
Punjabi.
Most of the population belong to the
Wazir tribe of
Pashtuns
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.
Education
Government Degree College, Kotka Habib Ullah is the only Degree College providing education to this region.
According to the ''Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings'' ''2015'', FR Bannu is ranked 67 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 75 out of 148.
See also
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Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, conventional_long_name = Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, nation = Pakistan
, subdivision = Autonomous territory
, image_flag = Flag of FATA.svg
, image_coat = File:Coat of arms ...
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Bannu District
Bannu District ( ps, بنو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was recorded as a district in 1861 during the British Raj. It is one of 26 districts that make up the Khyber Pakh ...
References
External links
Constitutional Provisions on the Tribal Areas- Chapter 3, Part XII of the Constitution of Pakistan
Government of the Federally Administered Tribal AreasPakistani Federal Ministry of States and Frontier Regions
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Durand Line
Frontier Regions
Frontier
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