Bannu Division

Bannu Division
بنوں ڈویژن
بنو څانګه
Images, from top down, left to right: The city of Bannu; A village in Lakki Marwat District; The Kurram River at Bannu; A scene in North Waziristan; Another scene in North Waziristan
Bannu Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bannu Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 32°40′00″N 70°36′00″E / 32.66667°N 70.60000°E / 32.66667; 70.60000
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerParwaiz Sabatkhel (BPS-20 PCS)
 • Regional Police OfficerSyed Ashfaq Anwar (BPS-20 PSP)
Area
 • Division9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi)
Population
 • Division3,092,078
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Urban
155,618 (5.03%)
 • Rural
2,936,460
Native Speakers
 • Speakers
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (42.11%)
  • Male:
    (58.98 %)
  • Female:
    (24.34%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
National Assembly Seats (2018) [5]Total (3) B
  •   PTI (1)
  •   MMA (1)
  •   Indep. (1)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Seats (2018) [6][7]Total (9)
Websitecbd.kp.gov.pk

Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It consists of three districts: Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and North Waziristan.[2][8] The division borders Dera Ismail Khan Division to the south and west, Kohat Division to the north and east, and the province of Punjab, Pakistan to its east. CNIC code of Bannu Division is 11.

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