Peshawar District

Peshawar District
ضلع پشاور‎
پېښور ولسوالۍ‎‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Mahabat Khan Mosque
Bottom: Entrance to Gorkhatri
Peshawar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionPeshawar
HeadquartersPeshawar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,518 km2 (586 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total4,758,762
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,905,884 (40.05%)
 • Rural
2,900,465
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
LanguagesPashto, Hindko
Websitepeshawar.kp.gov.pk

Peshawar District (Pashto: پېښور ولسوالۍ, Hindko: ضلع پشور‎, Urdu: ضلع پشاور‎) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter is the city of Peshawar, which is also the capital of Khyber Paktunkhwa.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "District Health Profile Peshawar District (PDF)" (PDF). paiman.jsi.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.