Bannu District

District Bannu
ضلع بنوں
بنو ولسوالۍ
Mound at Akra
Mound at Akra
Bannu District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bannu District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionBannu
HeadquartersBannu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMohammad Khan Bangash
 • Member of National AssambleyMualana Nasim Ali Shah
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,972 km2 (761 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,357,890
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
48,398
 • Rural
1,309,492
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5
Websitebannu.kp.gov.pk

Bannu District (Pashto: بنو ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بنوں) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its status as a district was formally recorded in 1861 during the British Raj.[2][3]: 3 

This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that collectively form the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It borders North Waziristan to the northwest, Karak to the northeast, Lakki Marwat and Bettani to the southeast, and South Waziristan to the southwest. It is represented in the provincial assembly by four MPAs.[3]: 3–16 

Cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment are the major industries in Bannu. It is also known for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers, which originate in the hills of Waziristan. Although Bannu is surrounded by rugged and dry mountains, it is a fertile place, and early English visitors had been known to refer to it as a "paradise" – see the description by Edwardes quoted by Thornton.[2][3]: 6–7 

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gazetteer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c S.S. Thorbourne (1883). Bannu; or our Afghan Frontier. London: Trűbner & Co. ISBN 1314135279.