Central Dir District
Central Dir District
ضلع دیر وسطی منځني دير ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand Division |
| Established | January, 23 2023 |
| Founded by | K.P.K Government |
| Headquarters | Wari City (Permanent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,483 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 595,227 |
| • Density | 401.4/km2 (1,040/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 0945 |
Central Dir District is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was created as a separate district on 23 January 2022 by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the Upper Dir district.
Larjum and Wari are old tehsils, while Akhagram Karo, Nehag Dara and Sahib Abad were created along with the new district.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of five tehsils:[2][3]
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[5] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lar Jam Tehsil | 1,039 | 119,396 | 114.91 | 52.59% | ... |
| Wari Tehsil | 508 | 369,147 | 726.67 | 48.56% | ... |
| Akhagram Karo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nehag Dara | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sahib Abad | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
See also
References
- ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ↑ "وسطی دیرکو الگ ضلع بنانےکا اعلامیہ جاری".
- ↑ "خیبرپختونخوا میں ایک اور ضلع تشکیل". 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
