Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa


The divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are the first-order administrative bodies of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The 7 divisions are further divided into districts ranging from two to nine per division. Divisions are governed by Commissioners while districts are governed by Deputy Commissioners.

List of divisions

In Pakistan, the division is the administrative unit which is higher than a district, but lower than a province. Divisions and are separated by color on the map.
DivisionDistrictsPopulation AreaPopulation Density Literacy Map
Bannu Division
3,092,078309.98/km242.11%
Dera Ismail Khan Division
  • Dera Ismail Khan District
  • Upper South Waziristan District
  • Lower South Waziristan District
  • Tank District
    		• 3,188,779169.13/km241.73%
    Hazara Division
  • Abbottabad District
  • Allai District
  • Batagram District
  • Haripur District
  • Kolai-Palas District
  • Lower Kohistan District
  • Mansehra District
  • Tor Ghar District
  • Upper Kohistan District
    		• 6,188,736362.68/km260.95%
    Kohat Division
  • Hangu District
  • Karak District
  • Kohat District
  • Kurram District
  • Orakzai District
    		• 3,752,436303.18/km250.89%
    Malakand Division
  • Bajaur District
  • Buner District
  • Central Dir District
  • Lower Chitral District
  • Lower Dir District
  • Malakand District
  • Shangla District
  • Swat District
  • Upper Chitral District
  • Upper Dir District
    		• 9,959,399319.6/km247.51%
    Mardan Division
  • Mardan District
  • Swabi District
    		• 4,639,4981461.26/km256.90%
    Peshawar Division
  • Charsadda District
  • Khyber District
  • Mohmand District
  • Nowshera District
  • Peshawar District
    		• 10,035,1711098.66/km251.32%