Upper Kohistan District

Upper Kohistan District
ضلع بالائی کوہستان
پورتنۍ کوهستان ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
HeadquartersDasu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • NA-12 kohistanMohammad Edrees national assembly member
Area
 • Total5,440 km2 (2,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total422,947
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websiteupperkohistan.kp.gov.pk

Upper Kohistan District (Jalkutia,Shina, Hindko Urdu: ضلع بالائی کوہستان) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Report, Bureau (2014-01-16). "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "Hoti gives assent to Kohistan division". The Nation. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ^ "10 years after 2005 earthquake, 100s of schools yet to be reconstructed". Geo News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-20.