Upper Kohistan District (
Kohistani, ur, ) is a
district
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in
Hazara Division
Hazara Division is an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located along the Indus River and comprises eight districts: Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Upper Kohistan, Kolai-Palas, Lower ...
of
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
Pakistan
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Overview and history
In 2014, the government bifurcated
Kohistan District into two districts namely Upper Kohistan and
Lower Kohistan.
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.
97.95% of the population belongs to
Dardic peoples
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speaking one of the many Kohistani languages as their first language.
Administrative Units
In 2014, Upper Kohistan District is subdivided into two
Tehsils
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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:
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Dassu (district capital)
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Kandia (subdivision)
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Organisations
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(also spell as Suo)
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Urban Basha (also spell as Harban)
Provincial Assembly
See also
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Lower Kohistan
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Kolai Pallas
Kolai-Pallas District ( ps, کولئ پالس ولسوالۍ , ur, ضِلع کولئ پالس ) is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was a sub division of Kohistan district of Hazara division till it was ...
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Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the third-largest province of Pakistan by population and the smallest province by area, is divided into 36 districts and seven divisions.
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References
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Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa