Peshawar Subdivision


Peshawar Subdivision formerly Frontier Region Peshawar is a subdivision in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The region is named after Peshawar District which lies to the north and west and also borders Nowshera District to the east and Kohat Subdivision to the south. It is administered by the district coordination officer of Peshawar District. The main settlement in Peshawar division is Kalakhel.

Geography and climate

The region is hilly, with average heights of over above sea level.

Demography

The population in 1998 was. The predominant first language is Pashto, spoken by 99.2% of the inhabitants of the district.
The main and only tribe of FR Peshawar is the sub-tribe Adam Khel of Afridis. The Afridi tribe is divided into 8 sub-tribes. Details has given below:-
  1. Adam Khel
  2. Malk Din Khel
  3. Qamber Khel
  4. Aqa Khel
  5. Zakha Khel
  6. Koki Khel
  7. Qamer Khel and
  8. Sipah.