Mohmand District

Coordinates: 34°30′N 71°20′E / 34.500°N 71.333°E / 34.500; 71.333
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Mohmand District
ضلع مہمند
مومندو ولسوالۍ
Mohmand Agency
مہمند ایجنسی
مومندو ایجنسئ
(BPS-18 PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A mm
Area
 • Total2,296 km2 (886 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
Pashto[1]
Websitemohmand.kp.gov.pk

Mohmand District (

Urdu: ضلع مہمند) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. It was created as an agency in 1951. Mohmand is bordered by Bajaur District to the north, Khyber District to the south, Malakand and Charsadda districts to the east and Peshawar district
to the southeast.

Mr. Arif Ullah Awan is the current Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand District.[2]

Administration

Mohmand District is currently subdivided into seven Tehsils:[3]

  • Pashto
    : امبر اتمان خېل تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : حلیمزي تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : پنډیالي تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : پړانګ غار تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : صافي تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : پورتنۍ مومندو تحصیل)
  • Pashto
    : یکه غنډ تحصیل)

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Nisar Mohmand Awami National Party
PK-64 Mohmand-I
2019
Malik Abbas Rehman Balochistan Awami Party
PK-65 Mohmand-II

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 129,300—    
1961 294,215+8.57%
1972 382,922+2.42%
1981 163,933−9.00%
1998 334,453+4.28%
2017 474,345+1.86%
Sources:[4]

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 49,384 households and a population of 474,345. Mohmand had a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 30.39% - 47.68% for males and 12.82% for females. The entire population was rural. 34.73% of the population were under 10 years of age. 381 (0.08%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 98.83% of the population.[1]

War on Terror

Despite its attraction for tourists, Mohmand District has been an area of conflict between Pakistan Army and some militant groups.[5]

On September 16, 2011, security forces cleared ninety percent of Mohmand District from the militants, normal life was restored and development activities were launched.[6] The Pakistan Army maintains an 8,200-man presence in Mohmand District following military operations to clear the region of militants.[7]

In 2012, the Pakistani Army declared full control of Mohmand District and de-notified it as a conflict zone.[8]

2020 Marble Mine Incident