Basic Information About KPK:
Previously Known as: NWFP (North West Frontier Province) until 2010 and name changed NWFP to KPK by 18 Amendment of Constitution.
Total Population of KPK is: 35.53 million, and the 3rd Largest Province by population, it is home to 17.9% of Pakistan’s total population.
Total Area of KPK is: 101,741 sq. km OR 39,282 sq. mi, and 4th Province by Area
The capital of KPK is: Peshawar
Largest City of KPK is: Peshawar
Information About Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Basic Facts:
| Divisions | 07 |
| Districts | 35 |
| Tehsils | 105 |
| Union Councils | 986 |
KPK 7 Divisions List:
(1) Bannu
(2) Dl Khan
(3) Hazara
(4) Kohat
(5) Malakand
(6) Mardan
(7) Peshawar
Divisions and Districts:
(1) Bannu Division
- North Waziristan District
- Bannu District
- Lakki Marwat District
(2) Dl Khan Division
- Dl Khan District
- Tank District
- South Waziristan
(3) Hazara Division
- Abbottabad
- Batagram
- Haripur
- Upper Kohistan
- Lower Kohistan
- Mansehra
- Torghar
(4) Kohat Division
- Hangu District
- Karak District
- Kohat District
- Kurram
- Orakzai
(5) Malakand Division
- Bajur District
- Buner District
- Upper Chitral District
- Lower Chitral District
- Lower Dir District
- Upper Dir District
- Malakand District
- Shangla District
- Swat District
(6) Mardan Division
- Mardan District
- Sawabi District
(7) Peshawar Division
- Charsadda District
- Nowshera District
- Peshawar District
- Khyber District
- Mohmand District
Widely Spoken Languages:
- Pashto Most widely spoken language (80%)
- Hindko 9.9%
- Saraiki 3.2%
- Khowar
- Kohistani
Major Crops of KPK:
Main cash crops include:
- Wheat
- Maize
- Tobacco (in Swabi)
- Rice
- Sugar
- Beets
Fruits:
- Apple
- Apricots
- Plums
- Peaches
- Pears
- Pomegranates
- Grapes.
Total Member KPK Assembly:
| General Seats | 145 |
| Regular Seats | 115 |
| Seats reserved for women | 26 |
| Seats for Non-Muslims | 04 |
| NA Seats | 65 |
The assembly previously had 124 elected members, 99 regular seats, 22 seats reserved for women and
3 seats for non-Muslims. After the merger of FATA with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the assembly seats rose from 124 to 145 by adding 16 general seats, 4 seats reserved for women and 1 for a non-Muslim.
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