Lower Chitral District

Lower Chitral District
موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع
ضلع چترال زیریں
Top: Chitral city with Tirich Mir in the background
Bottom: Chitral Gol National Park
Lower Chitral District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lower Chitral District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
Established2018
HeadquartersChitral
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Ali Khan (BPS-20 PCS)
 • District Police OfficerIftikhar Shah (PSP)[1]
 • District Health OfficerDoctor Fayaz Roomi
Area
 • Total6,458 km2 (2,493 sq mi)
Population
 • Total320,407
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websitelowerchitral.kp.gov.pk

Lower Chitral District (Khowar: موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع; Urdu: ضلع چترال زیریں) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is mainly populated by the ethnic Kho people.[3]

  1. ^ https://chitralpolice.gov.pk/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Upper Chitral gets status of separate district". dawn.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.