Charsadda District
ضلع چارسدہ چارسدې ولسوالۍ | |
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 Charsadda District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Peshawar |
| Headquarters | Charsadda |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Saad Hussain |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 996 km2 (385 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,835,504 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 292,396 (15.93%) |
| • Rural | 1,543,108 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | charsadda |
Charsadda District (Pashto: چارسدې ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع چارسدہ) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Prior to its establishment as a separate district in 1998, it was a tehsil within the Peshawar District.[2] Mohamedzai Pashtuns make up the majority of the population of the district along with other minor tribes settled as well such as Uthmankhel, Mohmand, Kakakhel, Khattak. The district headquarter is the town of Charsadda, which was once part of the Peshawar ex-metropolitan region.