Mohmand District ( ps, مومندو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in

Peshawar Division Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

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 in

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. Until 2018, it was an

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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 ...

, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by

Bajaur District Bajaur District ( ps, باجوړ ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, then during restructuring that merged ...

to the north,

Khyber District Khyber District ( ps, خېبر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas; with the merger of FATA with Khyber Pa ...

to the south, Malakand and

Charsadda Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

districts to the east and

Peshawar district Peshawar District ( ps, پېښور ولسوالۍ, hnd, , ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter is ...

to the southeast. Mr. Arif Ullah Awan is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District.

Administration

Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven

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Ambar Utman Khel Tehsil Ambar Utmankhel Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 62,109 according to the 2017 census. See also * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administr ...

Halim Zai Tehsil Halim Zai Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 78,749 according to the 2017 census. See also * Ghalanai * Halimzai * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Pakistan, a tehsil ...

Pindiali Tehsil Pindiali Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 88,363 according to the 2017 census. See also * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative s ...

Pran Ghar Tehsil Ghar Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It's about 70km from Peshawar. The population is 35,290 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, 2017 census. The region is divided into two parts: Upper Pra ...

Safi Tehsil Safi Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 99,114 according to the 2017 census. In 2020 a landslide at a marble mine have been killed at least 19 people and more than 20 people were ...

Upper Mohmand Tehsil Upper Mohmand Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 51,068 according to the 2017 census. See also * Baizai * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Pakistan, a tehsil is an ad ...

Yake Ghund Tehsil Ekka Ghund Tehsil is a subdivision located in Mohmand District Mohmand District ( ps, مومندو ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally A ...

Provincial Assembly

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 474,345, of which 241,549 were males and 232,755 females. The entire population was rural. The literacy rate was 30.39% - the male literacy rate was 47.68% while the female literacy rate was 12.82%. 381 people in the district were from religious minorities.

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was the predominant language, spoken by 98.83% of the population.

War on Terror

Despite its attraction for tourists, Mohmand District has been an area of conflict between Pakistan Army and some militant groups. On September 16, 2011, security forces cleared ninety percent of Mohmand District from the militants, normal life was restored and development activities were launched. The Pakistan Army maintains an 8,200-man presence in Mohmand District following military operations to clear the region of militants. In 2012, the Pakistani Army declared full control of Mohmand District and de-notified it as a conflict zone.

2020 Marble Mine Incident

a marble mine collapsed and killed at least 19 people and more than 20 people were also injured.

References

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