Kohat Division

For other articles with the same name, see Kohat (disambiguation).
Kohat Division
کوہاٹ ڈویژن
کوهاټ څانګه‎
Division
Images, from top down, left to right: The tomb of a Durrani prince in the city of Kohat; The Hangu-Kohat road, connecting Hangu and Kohat, two of the Division's major cities; A scene in Kurram District; Mountains in Orakzai District; Fields in Karak District
Kohat Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohat Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 33°30′00″N 71°03′00″E / 33.50000°N 71.05000°E / 33.50000; 71.05000
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
[1] A
 • Division
12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Pakistani Census)
 • Division
3,752,436
 • Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
 • Urban
468,004 (12.47%)
 • Rural
3,284,432
Native Speakers
[2]
 • Speakers
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (50.89%)
  • Male:
    (68.87%)
  • Female:
    (32.51%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
National Assembly Seats (2018) [4]Total (6) B
  •   PTI (4)
  •   MMA (1)
  •   PPP (1)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Seats (2018) [5][6]Total (10)
Websiteckd.kp.gov.pk

Kohat Division is one of the seven divisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of five districts: Hangu, Karak, Kohat, Kurram, and Orakzai.[7][8] The division borders Bannu Division to the south and west, Peshawar Division to the north and east, the province of Punjab to the east, and Afghanistan to the northwest. CNIC code of Kohat Division is 14.

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