Divisions of Pakistan
Divisions of Pakistan | |
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Category | Second-level administrative division |
Location | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
Number | 39 (as of January 2023) |
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The four provinces, capital territory, and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 39 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils, and finally union councils. These divisions were abolished in 2000, but restored in 2008.
The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, which were counted at the same level as provinces, but in 2018, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were subsumed into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and allocated to neighbouring divisions therein.
History
Division |
Urdu : ڈویژن
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Balochi: ڈِوࢩژن |
Punjabi: ڈویزن |
Pashto : څانګه
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Sindhi: ڊويزن |
Administrative divisions had formed an integral tier of government from colonial times. The Governor's provinces of
From 1955 to 1970, the
In 2000, Government abolished division system in the Sindh Province.
On 11 July 2011, Sindh government restored division in the province.
On 24 April 2014, Create Banbhore Division by bifurcation of Hyderabad division and Shaheed Benazirabad Division by bifurcation of Sukkur, Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas division.
On 17 August 2022, Gujrat Division was established in Punjab Province. Recently, 1 new division was created in Punjab Province named Mianwali Division on 14 January 2023.
New Divisions
When West Pakistan was dissolved, the divisions were regrouped into four new provinces. Gradually over the late 1970s, new divisions were formed;
During the military rule of General Zia-ul-Haq, the Advisory Council of Islamize Ideology (headed by Justice Tanzilur Rahman) was tasked with finding ways to Islamic the country. One of its recommendations was that the existing four provinces should be dissolved and the twenty administrative divisions should become new provinces in a federal structure with greater devolution of power, but this proposal was never implemented.[citation needed]
In the recent past (i.e. in last three decades),
Recently in June 2021, Loralai Division was added to Balochistan, by splitting off from Zhob Division. Recently on 17 August 2022 Gujrat Division was added to Punjab.[3] On January 14, 2023, Mianwali Division was added to Punjab.
Abolition
In August 2000, local government reforms abolished the "Division" as an administrative tier and introduced a system of local government councils, with the first elections held in 2001. Following that there was radical restructuring of the local government system to implement "the principle of
Restoration
In 2008, after the public elections, the new government decided to restore the divisions of all provinces.[4]
In Sindh after the lapse of the Local Governments Bodies term in 2010 the Divisional Commissioners system was to be restored.[5][6][7]
In July 2011, following excessive violence in the city of Karachi and after the political split between the ruling PPP and the majority party in Sindh, the MQM and after the resignation of the MQM Governor of Sindh, PPP and the Govt. of Sindh decided to restore the commissioner system in the province. As a consequence, the five divisions of Sindh have been restored namely, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Larkana with their respective districts. As mentioned earlier, two new divisions added in Sindh i.e. Bhanbore and Shaheed Benazirabad divisions.[8]
Karachi district has been de-merged into its 5 original constituent districts namely
Current divisions
The following tables show the current 33 divisions by province with their respective populations as of the
Provinces
Divisions of Balochistan Province | ||||
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Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Kalat | 140,612 | 1,443,727 | 2,509,230 | Khuzdar |
Makran | 52,067 | 832,753 | 1,489,015 | Turbat |
Naseerabad | 16,946 | 988,109 | 1,591,144 | Dera Murad Jamali |
Quetta | 64,310 | 1,713,952 | 4,174,562 | Quetta |
Sibi | 27,055 | 630,901 | 1,038,010 | Sibi |
Zhob | 46,200 | 956,443 | 1,542,447 | Zhob |
Loralai | Loralai | |||
Rakhshan | 89,013 | 409,473 | 737,162 | Kharan |
Divisions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province | ||||
Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Bannu | 4,391 | 1,165,692 | 2,044,074 | Bannu |
Dera Ismail Khan | 9,005 | 1,091,211 | 2,019,017 | Dera Ismail Khan |
Hazara | 17,194 | 3,505,581 | 5,325,121 | Abbottabad |
Kohat | 7,012 | 1,307,969 | 2,218,971 | Kohat |
Malakand | 29,872 | 4,262,700 | 7,514,694 | Saidu Sharif |
Mardan | 3,046 | 2,486,904 | 3,997,677 | Mardan |
Peshawar | 4,001 | 3,923,588 | 7,403,817 | Peshawar |
Divisions of Punjab Province | ||||
Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Bahawalpur | 45,588 | 7,635,591 | 11,464,031 | Bahawalpur |
Dera Ghazi Khan | 38,778 | 6,503,590 | 11,014,398 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
Faisalabad | 17,917 | 9,885,685 | 14,177,081 | Faisalabad |
Gujranwala | 17,206 | 11,431,058 | 16,123,984 | Gujranwala |
Gujrat | 8,232 | N/A (Part of Gujranwala) | N/A (Part of Gujranwala) | Gujrat |
Lahore | 11,727 | 8,694,620 | 19,581,281 | Lahore |
Mianwali | 16,925 | - | 4,027,827 | Mianwali |
Multan | 17,935 | 8,447,557 | 12,265,161 | Multan |
Rawalpindi | 22,255 | 6,659,528 | 10,007,821 | Rawalpindi |
Sahiwal | 10,302 | 5,362,866 | 7,380,386 | Sahiwal |
Sargodha | 26,360 | 5,679,766 | 8,181,499 | Sargodha |
Divisions of Sindh Province | ||||
Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Banbhore | 28,171 | 2,585,417 | 3,566,300[11] | Thatta |
Hyderabad | 33,527 | 4,610,071 | 7,026,335 | Hyderabad
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Karachi | 3,528 | 9,856,318 | 16,051,521 | Karachi |
Sukkur | 24,505 | 3,447,935 | 5,538,555 | Sukkur |
Larkana | 15,213 | 7,093,706 | Larkana | |
Mirpur Khas | 28,171 | 2,585,417 | 4,228,683 | Mirpur Khas |
Shaheed Benazirabad | 18,175 | 3,510,036 | 5,282,277 | Nawabshah |
Administered territories
Divisions of Azad Kashmir | ||||
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Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Mirpur | 4,388 | 1,198,249 | 1,651,018 | Mirpur |
Muzaffarabad | 6,117 | 745,733 | 1,072,150 | Muzaffarabad
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Poonch | 2,792 | 1,028,541 | 1,322,198 | Rawalakot |
Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan | ||||
Division | Area (km2) | Population 1998 Census |
Population 2017 Census |
Capital |
Gilgit | - | Gilgit | ||
Baltistan | - | Skardu | ||
Diamer | - | Chilas |
Divisions by population
Division | Pop-2017 | Pop-1998 | Pop-1981 | Area (km2) |
Density/ (km2) (2017) |
Capital | Province |
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Azad Kashmir | 4,045,366 | 2,972,523 | 1,980,000 | 13,297 | 304.23 | Muzaffarabad | Azad Kashmir |
Bahawalpur | 11,464,031 | 7,635,591 | 4,068,636 | 45,588 | 251.47 | Bahawalpur | Punjab |
Bannu | 2,044,074 | 1,165,692 | 710,786 | 4,391 | 465.51 | Bannu | KPK |
Dera Ghazi Khan | 11,014,398 | 6,503,590 | 3,746,837 | 38,778 | 284.04 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Punjab |
Dera Ismail Khan | 2,019,017 | 1,091,211 | 635,494 | 9,005 | 224.21 | Dera Ismail Khan | KPK |
Faisalabad | 14,177,081 | 9,885,685 | 6,667,425 | 17,917 | 791.26 | Faisalabad | Punjab |
F.A.T.A. | 5,001,676 | 3,176,331 | 2,198,547 | 27,220 | 183.75 | Islamabad | F.A.T.A. |
Gujranwala | 16,123,984 | 11,431,058 | 7,642,118 | 17,206 | 937.11 | Gujranwala | Punjab |
Hazara | 5,325,121 | 3,505,581 | 2,701,257 | 17,194 | 309.70 | Abbottabad | KPK |
Hyderabad (including Banbhore) | 10,592,635 | 6,829,537 | 4,678,290 | 64,963 | 163.06 | Hyderabad | Sindh |
Islamabad | 2,006,572 | 805,235 | 340,286 | 906 | 2214.76 | Islamabad | Islamabad |
Kalat | 2,509,230 | 1,457,722 | 1,044,174 | 140,612 | 17.85 | Khuzdar | Balochistan |
Karachi | 16,051,521 | 9,856,318 | 5,437,984 | 3,528 | 4549.75 | Karachi | Sindh |
Kohat | 2,218,971 | 1,307,969 | 758,772 | 7,012 | 316.45 | Kohat | KPK |
Lahore | 19,398,081 | 12,015,649 | 7,183,097 | 11,727 | 1654.14 | Lahore | Punjab |
Larkana | 6,192,380 | 4,210,650 | 2,746,201 | 15,543 | 398.40 | Larkana | Sindh |
Makran | 1,489,015 | 832,753 | 652,602 | 52,067 | 28.60 | Turbat | Balochistan |
Malakand | 7,514,694 | 4,262,700 | 2,466,767 | 29,872 | 251.56 | Saidu | KPK |
Mardan | 3,997,677 | 2,486,904 | 1,506,500 | 3,046 | 1312.43 | Mardan | KPK |
Mirpur Khas | 4,228,683 | 2,585,417 | 1,501,882 | 28,171 | 150.11 | Mirpur Khas | Sindh |
Multan | 12,265,161 | 8,447,557 | 5,408,561 | 17,935 | 683.87 | Multan | Punjab |
Nasirabad | 591,144 | 1,076,708 | 699,669 | 16,946 | 34.88 | Dera Murad Jamali | Balochistan |
Gilgit-Baltistan | 910,000 | 562,000 | 72,520 | Gilgit | Gilgit-Baltistan | ||
Peshawar | 7,403,817 | 3,923,588 | 2,281,752 | 4,001 | 1850.49 | Peshawar | KPK |
Quetta | 4,174,562 | 1,699,957 | 880,618 | 64,310 | 64.91 | Quetta | Balochistan |
Rawalpindi | 10,007,821 | 6,659,528 | 4,432,729 | 22,255 | 449.69 | Rawalpindi | Punjab |
Sargodha | 8,181,499 | 5,679,766 | 3,930,628 | 26,360 | 310.38 | Sargodha | Punjab |
Sahiwal | 5,362,866 | 4,271,247 | 10,302 | 520.57 | Sahiwal | Punjab | |
Shaheed Benazirabad | 5,282,277 | 3,510,036 | 2,560,448 | 18,175 | 290.63 | Shaheed Benazirabad | Sindh |
Sibi | 1,038,010 | 630,901 | 305,768 | 27,055 | 38.37 | Sibi | Balochistan |
Sukkur | 5,538,555 | 3,447,935 | 2,103,861 | 34,752 | 159.37 | Sukkur | Sindh |
Zhob | 1,542,447 | 956,443 | 749,545 | 46,200 | 33.39 | Loralai | Balochistan |
See also
- Administrative units of Pakistan
- Division (political geography)
- Divisions of Punjab
- Former administrative units of Pakistan
- Local government in Pakistan
References
- ^ "Shaheed Benazirabad made division". 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Bhanbhore made sixth division of Sindh". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". DAWN.COM. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Commissionerate system restored". Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "502 Bad Gateway". www.emoiz.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Commissioner system to be restored soon: Durrani". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.
- ^ "Sindh: Commissioner system may be revived today". Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Commissioners, DCs posted in Sindh". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ anjum (11 July 2011). "Sindh back to 5 divisions after 11 years | Pakistan Today". Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "District wise census results census 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Block Wise Provisional Summary Results of 6th Population & Housing Census-2017 [As on January 03, 2018] | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics".
- ^ "Info" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
- ^ "Pakistan Divisions". www.statoids.com.
External links
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