Administrative units of Pakistan

The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, two autonomous territories and a group of federally administered tribal areas.[1] Below this top tier, there are four more tiers of government, including 27 divisions, more than a hundred districts zillahs!, more than four hundred sub"districts tehsils!, and several thousand union councils. #a$istan%s administrative units are as follows& Administrative unit 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 Local name Capital /uetta #eshawar Dahore 6arachi Jslamabad Population Area (km) 0.12 12.42 ?3.72 22.22 I.H2 34.32 1.?2 23.32 1H.I2 I.12 3.12 1.?2 1.22 density 11.45$m2 231.1 3?1.? 21H 111.1 11H.7 223.H 20.1

Balochistan province!'()*+,-. 6hyber #a$htun$hwa province!7,89,)8:;<=> #un@ab province! Eindh province! A(BC: GCF CF

Jslamabad Kapital Territory LM,NOP7Q7R ST(UV

Wederally Xdministered Tribal Xreas Y(Z T[\ S-](<T ST(UV#eshawar2.32 X^ad 6ashmir eilgitfBaltistan ;=_`a R7bc '()*)-. " Lg-h du^affarabad2.22 eilgit 1.32

#a$istan
Divisions of Pakistan

'()*a(:

Jslamabad 112,III,III 111,114

2H.H

Divisions are the third tier of government in #a$istan, between the provinces and districts. They were abolished in 2III by the government of former president #erve^ dusharraf to ma$e way for local governance via district governments. Xs of Xugust 2II1, divisions in some provinces have been restored with #un@ab ta$ing the lead and restoring its eight divisions. The four provinces of #a$istan are subdivided into administrative idivisionsi, which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils and finally jnion councils. The divisions do not include the Jslamabad Kapital Territory or the Wederally Xdministered Tribal Xreas, which are counted at the same level as provinces. The following tables show the current kivisions by province. Divisions of Khyber-Pakhtunkh a Province Division Area (km) Capital Bannu 0,341 Bannu kera Jsmail 6han 4,II? kera Jsmail 6han la^ara 17,140 Xbbottabad 6ohat 7,I12 6ohat dala$and 24,172 Eaidu Eharif dardan 3,I0H dardan #eshawar 0,II1 #eshawar

Divisions of .alochistan Province Division Area (km) Capital 6alat 10I,H12 6hu^dar da$ran ?2,IH7 Turbat qaseerabad 1H,40H qaseerabad /uetta H0,31I /uetta Eibi 27,I?? Eibi shob 0H,2II Doralai Divisions of Pun/ab Province Division Area (km) Capital Bahawalpur 0?,?11 Bahawalpur kera eha^i 6han 31,771 kera eha^i 6han Waisalabad 17,417 Waisalabad eu@ranwala 17,2IH eu@ranwala Dahore 1H,1I0 Dahore dultan 21,137 dultan tawalpindi 22,2?? tawalpindi Eargodha 2H,3HI Eargodha Eahiwal 1I,3I2 Eahiwal Divisions of !indh Province Division Area (km) Capital lyderabad 01,H7I lyderabad 6arachi 3,?21 6arachi Dar$ana 1?,?03 Dar$ana dirpur 6has 31,021 dirpur 6has Eu$$ur 30,7?2 Eu$$ur "he districts of Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan jrdu& #$%&' ( $) * ( +,(!, are the second order administrative divisions of #a$istan. kistricts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and idivisionsi, until the reforms of Xugust 2III, when idivisionsi were abolished. kistricts now form the top tier of a three"tier system of local government with the two lower tiers composed of appromimately ?4H tehsils included the 6ashmir region! and more than H,IIIunion councils. #rior to 2II1, there were 1IH districts but with the reorgani^ation, these were reduced to 1I2 by the merger of the five districts of 6arachi Kentral, 6arachi nast, 6arachi Eouth, 6arachi oest and dalir to form 6arachi kistrict. The five districts had formed the division of 6arachi which was abolished. The number of districts rose to 1IH again in kecember 2II0, when four new districts[1] were created in the province of Eindh of which one jmer$ot! had emisted until 2III and three districts 6ashmore, /ambar and pamshoro! were newly created. Jn day 2II?, the #un@ab provincial government created a new district[2] by raising the status of qan$ana Eahib from a tehsil of Ehei$hupura kistrictto a district in its own right. Jn X^ad 6ashmir, the second tier of government is formed by three administrative divisions with a third tier of ten districts. Jn eilgitfBaltistan, there are sim districts divided between the two regions of eilgit and Baltistanr Baltistan being a part of Dada$h under #a$istani control, the other part being under Jndian control.

!r0 !ubdivision

Districts

Area (km) Population (1223) Density

Balochistan

3I

307,14I

H,?HH,III

11.4

6hyber #a$htun$hwa

20

70 ?21

17,700,III

231.1

#un@ab

3H

2I?,30?

73,H21,III

3?1.?2

Eindh

23

10I,410

3I,00I,III

21H.I2

Jslamabad Kapital Territory

4IH

1I?,III

11I.1

7 tribal agencies and H Wederally Xdministered Tribal Xreas WXTX! Hfrontier regions 27,22I 3,17H,III 11H.7

X^ad 6ashmir

1I

13,247

2,472,?II

2?1

eilgitfBaltistan

72,471

1,1II,III

20.1

4slamabad Capital "erritory Capital "erritory Area (km) Population (1223) Density (people5km)

Jslamabad .alochistan !r0 1 2 3 0 ? H District Xwaran Bar$han Bolan Khagai

4IH

1I?,23?

114

6ead Xwaran Bar$han khadar Khagai kera Bugti ewadar

Area

Pop 23 Dens

24,?1I 111,173 0 3,?10 1I3,?0? 24 7,044 211,I?H 31 00,701 3II,III 7 1I,1HI 111,31I 11 12,H37 11?,041 1?

kera Bugti ewadar

7 1 4 1I 11 12 13 10 1? 1H 17 11 14 2I 21 22 23 20 2? 2H 27 21 24 3I Khyber Pakhtunkh a

larnai[4] pafarabad phal dagsi 6alat 6ech Turbat! 6haran 6ohlu 6hu^dar 6illa Xbdullah 6illa Eaifullah Dasbela Doralai dastung dusa$hel qasirabad qush$i #ishin /uetta Eherani Eibi
[4] [1I] [12] [11] [1I]

larnai pafarabad phal dagsi 6alat 6ech 6haran 6ohlu 6hu^dar Khaman 6illa Eaifullah Bela Doralai dastung qasirabad qush$i #an@gur #ishin /uetta Eherani Eibi oashu$ shob siarat

0,I4H 10I,III 14 2,00? 032,117 177 3,H1? 1I4,401 3I H,H22 237,130 3H 22,?34 013,2I0 11 14?1 132,?II 0 7,H1I 44,10H 13 3?,31I 017,0HH 12 3,243 37I,2H4 112 H,131 143,??3 21 1?,1?3 312,H4? 21 4,13I 24?,??? 3I ?,14H 174,710 3I 3,317 20?,140 73 ?,747 137,?II 23 1H,141 230,I?1 10 7,114 3H7,113 07 2,H?3 700,1I2 211 7,74H 11I,341 23 24,?1I 111,171 0.I 2I,247 27?,102 10 1,014 33,30I 22

dusa 6hel Ba^ar ?,721 130,I?H 23

#an@gur

oashu$ shob
[12]

siarat

!r0 District 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 4 Xbbottabad Bannu Battagram Buner Kharsadda Khitral langu laripur

6ead7uarters Xbbottabad Bannu Battagram kaggar Kharsadda Khitral langu laripur 6ara$ 6ohat

Area

Population (1223) Density 001 ??1 23H 271 1,I2H 21 11H 217 0I1 121 221

1,4H7 11I,HHH 1,227 H7?,HH7 1,3I1 3I7,271 1,1H? ?IH,I01 44H 1,I22,3H0 10,1?I 311,H14 1,I47 310,?24 1,72? H42,221 3,372 03I,74H 2,?0? ?H2,H00

kera Jsmail 6han kera Jsmail 6han 7,32H 1?2,44?

1I 6ara$ 11 6ohat

12 6ohistan 13 Da$$i darwat 10 Dower kir 1? dala$and 1H dansehra 17 dardan 11 qowshera 14 #eshawar 2I Ehangla 21 Ewabi 22 Ewat 23 Tan$ u Pun/ab 8o District 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 4 Xttoc$ Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Bha$$ar Kha$wal Khiniot kera eha^i 6han Waisalabad eu@ranwala Tor ehar 20 jpper kir

kassu Da$$i darwat Timergara Bat$hela dansehra dardan qowshera #eshawar Xlpuri Ewabi Eaidu Eharif Tan$ Tor ehar kir

7,042 072,?7I 3,1H0 04I,I2? 1,?12 717,H04 4?2 0?2,241 0,?74 1,1?2,134 1,H32 1,0HI,1II 1,701 170,373 1,2?7 2,I14,111 1,?1H 030,?H3 1,?03 1,I2H,1I0 ?,337 1,2?7,HI2 1,H74 231,21H 047 11?,III 3,H44 ?7?,1?1

H3 1?? 0?0 07? 2?2 14? ?II 1,HIH 270 HH? 23H 102 372 1?H

6ead7uarters Xttoc$ Bahawalnagar Bahawalpur Bha$$ar Kha$wal Khiniot Waisalabad eu@ranwala eu@rat lafi^abad phang phelum 6asur 6hanewal 6hushab Dahore Dayyah Dodhran dianwali dultan

Area

Pop23

Dens

H,1?1 1,270,43? 11H 1,171 2,IH1,007 232 20,13I 2,033,I41 41 1,1?3 1,I?1,0?H 124 H,?20 1,I13,72? 1HH 4H?,120 ?,1?H ?,024,?07 427 3,H22 3,0II,40I 434 3,142 2,I01,II1 H02 2,3H7 132,41I 3,?17 43H,4?7 3?2 2H1 1,1I4 2,130,?0? 322 3,44? 2,37?,17? ?4? 0,304 2,IH1,04I 07H H,?11 4I?,711 134 1,772 H,311,70? 3,?HH H,241 1,12I,4?1 171 2,771 1,171,1II 022 ?,10I 1,I?H,H2I 111 3,72I 3,11H,1?1 131

kera eha^i 6han 11,422 1,H03,111 131

1I eu@rat 11 lafi^abad 12 phang 13 phelum 10 6asur 1? 6hanewal 1H 6hushab 17 Dahore 11 Dayyah 14 Dodhran 2I dandi Bahauddin 21 dianwali 22 dultan

dandi Bahauddin 2,H73 1,1HI,??2 030

23 du^affargarh 20 qarowal 2? qan$ana Eahib[2] 2H v$ara 27 #a$pattan 21 tahim war 6han 24 ta@anpur 3I tawalpindi 31 Eahiwal 32 Eargodha 33 Ehei$hupura 30 Eial$ot 3? Toba Te$ Eingh 3H xehari !indh !r0 District 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 4 Badin kadu ehot$i lyderabad pacobabad pamshoro[1] 6XtXKlJ n, o, E, Kentral, dalir! 6ashmore[1] 6hairpur

du^affargarh qarowal qan$ana Eahib v$ara #a$pattan ta@anpur tawalpindi Eahiwal Eargodha Ehei$hupura Eial$ot Toba Te$ Eingh xehari

1,204 2,H3?,4I3 32I 2,337 1,2H?,I47 ?01 2,4HI 1,01I,III 0,377 2,232,442 ?1I 2,720 1,21H,H1I 072 12,314 1,1I3,H11 4I ?,21H 3,3H3,411 H3H 3,2I1 1,103,140 ?7H ?,1?0 2,HH?,474 0?? ?,4HI 3,321,I24 ??7 3,I1H 2,723,011 4I3 3,2?2 1,H21,?43 044 0,3H0 2,I4I,01H 074

tahim war 6han 11,11I 3,101,I?3 2H0

6ead Badin kadu dirpur dathelo lyderabad pacobabad pamshoro 6arachi 6ashmore 6hairpur Dar$ana datiari dirpur 6has qaushahro Wero^e qawabshah 6ambar Eanghar Ehi$arpur Eu$$ur Tando Xllahyar dithi

Area

Pop9:19

Dens

H,72H 1,13H,I00 1H4 14,I7I 1,H11,111 14 H,I13 47I,?04 1HI ?,?14 1,?H?,III ?20 ?,271 1,02?,?72 27I

3,?27 13,21?,H31 2,74? 2,?42 HH2,0H2 2??

1?,41I 1,?0H,?17 47 7,023 1,427,IHH 2HI 1,017 ?1?,331 3H0 2,42? 1,?H4,I3I ?3H 2,40? 1,I17,?71 3H4 0,?I2 1,I71,?33 231 1I,721 1,0?3,I21 13? 2,?12 11I,031 ?,1H? 4I1,373 2,31I ??I,III 2?7 07 14,H31 410,241 3?I 17H

1I Dar$ana 11 datiari 12 dirpur$has 13 qaushahro Wiro^e 10 Ehaheed Bena^irabad 1? 6ambar Ehahdad$ot 1H Eanghar 17 Ehi$arpur 11 Eu$$ur 14 Tando Xllahyar 21 Tharpar$ar

2I Tando duhammad 6han Tando duhammad 6han 1,733 007,21?

22 Thatta 23 jmer$ot
[13]

Thatta jmer$ot

17,3?? 1,113,140 H0 HH3,1II

;ederally Administered "ribal Areas !r0 8o0 A<ency 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 4 1I 11 12 Ba@aur 6hyber 6urram dohmand qorth oa^iristan vra$^ai Eouth oa^iristan Wt Bannu Wt 6ohat Wt Da$$i darwat Wt #eshawar Area (km) Population (1223) Density 1,24I 2,?7H 3,31I 2,24H 0,7I7 1,?31 H,H2I 70? 00H 132 2H1 1,221 ?4?,227 ?0H,73I 001,31I 330,0?3 3H1,20H 22?,001 024,101 14,?43 31,44I 11,0?H H,417 ?3,101 27,21H 0H1 212 133 10H 77 107 H? 2H 14 141 ?3 2IH 22

Wt kera Jsmail 6han 2,II1

13 Wt Tan$ A=ad >ammu and Kashmir !r0 8o0 District 1 2 3 0 ? H 7 1 4 1I ?il<it@.altistan !r0 8o0 District 1 2 3 ehanche E$ardu Xstore

Area Population (1223) Density 37? 2H3 07 01? 2H? 0I1 H13 0?H 231 014

du^affarabad 2,04H H1?,III lattian qeelum dirpur Bhimber 6otli #oonch Bagh laveli Eudhnati 1?0 22?,III 3,H21 171,III 1,I1I 014,III 1,?1H 0I1,III 1,1H2 70H,III 1?? ?41 ?H4 ?20,III 131,III 271,III 1,3H1 3?1,III

Area

Population (1223)

H,0II 11,3HH 1?,III 210,101 1,H?7 71,HHH

0 ? H 7 "ehsil

kiamer ehi^er eilgit lun^afqagar

1I,43H 131,42? 4,H3? 12I,211 11?? 203,320 2?,10? 1H?,3??

Jn #a$istan, the term tehsil is generally used emcept in Eindh where the term taluko Eindhi& ,y-z{! predominates, e.g., Dar$ana Talu$o.[1] The tehsil is the second"lowest tier of local government in #a$istanr each tehsil is part of a larger kistrict zila/zillah jrdu& |-}!!. nach tehsil is subdivided into a number of union councils. Jn 6hyber"#a$htun$hwa, tehsil has the same meaning as emplained above emcept in dala$and kivision, where a district zila/zillah! has two or more subdivisions and a subdivision has two or more tehsils. The subdivisions in dala$and kivision are about the same as tehsils in the rest of the country. Anion councils of Pakistan X sher an or union council in #a$istan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a na^im which is e~uivalent to a mayor! and a naib na^im deputy!. jnion councils are the fifth tier of government in #a$istan and are often $nown as villa<e councils in rural areas, the territory represented by a village council usually comprises a large village and surrounding areas, often including nearby small villages. The term iunion councili may be used for localities that are part of cities. leaded by a union na^im, each union council has 13 elected members or councillors. Jn addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of the labour, a minority member, a union na^im and his deputy $nown as union naib na^im. Beside elected members, there are several government employees and functionaries in every union council, who report to the secretary of the union council. The latter is a civil servant appointed by the state. The territory of a union council or village council is usually part of a tehsil a district subdivision!. Dess commonly, a union council may be part of a city district.

SNo. 1 2 3 4

Provinces Punjab Sindh NWFP Balochistan Total

Unions 3464 1108 986 567 6125

Tehsils 106 103 50 75 334

Towns 38 18 4 2 62