Mohmand District

Mohmand District
ضلع مہمند
مومندو ولسوالۍ
Mohmand Agency
مہمند ایجنسی
مومندو ایجنسئ
Top: Nahqi Valley
Bottom: Koh-e-Suleman from Kabul River in Shah Baig Qilla
Mohmand District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mohmand District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionPeshawar
Established1951 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas)
HeadquartersGhalanai
Number of Tehsils7
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMr. Arifullah Awan (BPS-18 PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMuhammad Ayyaz (BPS-18 PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
2,296 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
553,933
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
553,933
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Main language(s)Pashto[1]
Websitemohmand.kp.gov.pk

Mohmand District (Pashto: مومندو ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع مہمند) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by Bajaur District to the north, Khyber District to the south, Malakand and Charsadda districts to the east and Peshawar district to the southeast.

Mr. Arif Ullah Awan (PAS) is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2023 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pakistan suicide bomb attack kills dozens". BBC News. London, UK. 2010-12-06.