Dera Ismail Khan District

Dera Ismail Khan District
ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان
دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Hindu-Buddhist ruins at Kafir Kot
Bottom: Lal Marah Tombs
Dera Ismail Khan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dera Ismail Khan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionDera Ismail Khan
Established1849; 175 years ago (1849)
HeadquartersDera Ismail Khan
Tehsils of Dera Ismail Khan District
05
  • Dera Ismail Kham Tehsil
    Paharpur Tehsil
    Paroa Tehsil
    Kulachi Tehsil
    Daraband Tehsil
    Local Area (Ex. Fr DI Khan) Tehsil
Government
 • TypeGovernment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 • Deputy CommissionerNasrullah Khan
 • ConstituencyNA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I
 • National Assembly MemberFaisal Amin Khan Gandapur (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
Area
 • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Highest elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Lowest elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani census)[1]
 • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa1,822,916
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Urban
374,757
 • Rural
1,455,054
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
29111
Main language(s)Saraiki, Pashto
Websitedikhan.kp.gov.pk

Dera Ismail Khan District (Urdu and Saraiki: ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان, Pashto: دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ), often abbreviated as D.I. Khan is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi) and a population of 1,822,916 as of the 2023 Census.[2]

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  2. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)