Chitral District
Chitral District ݯھیترارو ضلع ضلع چترال | |||||||||||
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District of Pakistan | |||||||||||
1947–2018 | |||||||||||
Map of the former district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||||||
Capital | Chitral City | ||||||||||
Demonym | Chitralis | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• 1947–2018 | 14,850 km2 (5,730 sq mi) | ||||||||||
• Type | District Government | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 14 August 1947 | ||||||||||
• Establishment of Upper Chitral | 20 July 2018 | ||||||||||
Political subdivisions | 6 Tehsils | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Upper Chitral Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Chitral District (
History
Chitral shares much of its history and culture with the neighbouring Hindu Kush territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, a region sometimes called "Peristan" because of the common belief in fairies (peri) inhabiting the high mountains.
The entire region that now forms the Chitral District was an independent monarchical state until 1895, when the British negotiated a treaty with its hereditary ruler, the Mehtar, under which Chitral became a semi-autonomous princely state within the Indian Empire. Chitral retained this status even after its accession to Pakistan in 1947, finally being made an administrative district of Pakistan on 14 August 1947, disestablishing the Princely State.[5]
Topography and access
Chitral is counted amongst the highest regions of the world, sweeping from 1,094 metres at
Chitral is connected to the rest of Pakistan by two major road routes, the
- Arandu Pass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan
- BrogholPass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Dorah Pass, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Darkot Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gupis-Yasin District
- Shandur Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan
- Lowari Pass, on the border between Chitral and upper Dir
- Lowari Tunnel, highway under Lowari Pass[7]
- Thoi Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan
- Zagaran Pass, on the border between Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan
Demographics
The district has a population of about 414,000.
The main language of the region is
has official status.Chitral City
The city of
Administration
The district of Chitral is divided into twenty-four union councils and two tehsils:[9][10][11]
- Chitral
- Mastuj
National Assembly
This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of the National Assembly) in
Member of National Assembly | Party Affiliation | Year |
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Abdul Akbar Khan | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 2002 |
Shahzada Mohiuddin | Pakistan Muslim League | 2008 |
Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin | All Pakistan Muslim League | 2013 |
Provincial Assembly
The district is represented by two elected MPAs in the provincial assembly, who represent the following constituencies:
- PK-89 (Chitral-I)
- PK-90 (Chitral-II)
Villages
See also
References
- ^ "Upper Chitral gets status of separate district". Dawn newspaper. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b "District Government Chitral". Chitral District Government Web Portl. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Governance and Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan". Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
- JSTOR 23218603.
- ISBN 978-1-4443-3295-7.
- ^ "Disaster Vulnerability Assessment Report, District Chitral, KPK, Pakistan" (PDF). Hope87.org website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b Zahiruddin (30 September 2018). "Lowari tunnel: opportunities and challenges". Dawn. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "About [Lower Chitral]". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chitral". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan: North West Frontier Province: District, Tehsil and Union Code Reference Map (MA518-pak-NWFP UCs A3-v01)" (PDF). Pakistan: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). 1 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013.
- ^ "List of Tehsils/Talukas with Respect to Their Districts". Statistics Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Statistics, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Rom Kili: Pakistan". geographic.org. Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates. Retrieved 29 July 2023.