Orakzai District

Orakzai District
ضلع اورکزئی
اورکزي ولسوالۍ
Orakzai Agency
اورکزئی ایجنسئ
اورکزي ایجنسئ
Village in Orakzai district
Village in Orakzai district
Orakzai District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Orakzai District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 33°43′50.2″N 71°00′54.2″E / 33.730611°N 71.015056°E / 33.730611; 71.015056
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionKohat
Established30 November 1973 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas)
HeadquartersGhiljo Bazar (Upper Orakzai)
Kalaya (Lower Orakzai)
Number of Tehsils4
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMr Muhammad Khalid (BPS-18 PAS)
 • District Police OfficerNazir Ahmed Khan Tanoli (BPS-18 PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
[1]: 1 
 • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1,538 km2 (594 sq mi)
Population
 • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa387,561
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
387,561
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Main language(s)Pakhto[1]: 16 
Websiteorakzai.kp.gov.pk

Orakzai District (Pashto: اورکزي ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع اورکزئی) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Before 1973, it was part of FR Kohat. Up until 2018, it was an agency within the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas. However, with the merger of the FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it attained the status of a district.

  1. ^ a b 1998 Census report of Orakzai Agency. Census publication. Vol. 143. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).