Torghar District (formerly known as Kala Dhaka)
ضلع تورغر تور غر ولسوالۍ Kala Dhaka District ضلع کالا ڈهاکہ کالا ډاکه ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
 Confluence of the Indus and Barndo Rivers | |
 Torghar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′49″N 72°47′18″E / 34.613573°N 72.788200°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Judba |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Zia-ur-Rehman Marwat[1] |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 497 km2 (192 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| 200,445 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 200,445 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | torghar |
Torghar District (Pashto: تور غر ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع تورغر) formerly known as Kala Dhaka (Hindko: کالا ڈهاکہ, English: Black Mountain) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3] It was officially separated from Mansehra District in 2011 under Article 246 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[4]
Primarily, Pashtuns dominate this area. The main Pashtun tribe of Torghar is Yusufzai, which constitutes more than half of the district population.
- ^ Yousaf, Iqra (3 January 2024). "Deputy Commissioner Torghar takes proactive measures to address health department issues". Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023 censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". Dawn newspaper. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Tor Ghar: Kala Dhaka becomes 25th K-P district The Express Tribune newspaper, 28 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2024