Central Dir District

Central Dir District
ضلع دیر وسطی
منځني دير ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand Division
EstablishedJanuary, 23 2023
Founded byPTI Government
HeadquartersWari City (Permanent)
Area
 • Total
1,483 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
595,227
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    48.26%
  • Male:
    63.50%
  • Female:
    33.58%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Calling code0945

Central Dir District is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. On 23 January 2022, the Provincial Government carved out a new district Central Dir from the Upper Dir district territory. The area is largely composed of Malizai clan of Yousafzai.

The district consists of five tehsils, namely Akhagram Karo, Larjum, Nehag Dara, Sahib Abad and Wari Tehsil.[2][3]

Larjum and Wari are old tehsils, while Akhagram Karo, Nehag Dara and Sahib Abad were created along with the new district.

References

  1. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "وسطی دیرکو الگ ضلع بنانےکا اعلامیہ جاری".
  3. ↑ "خیبرپختونخوا میں ایک اور ضلع تشکیل". 19 January 2023.


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