Divisions of Pakistan
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Divisions are the third tier of government in Pakistan
, between the provinces and districts
. They were abolished in 2000 by the government of former president Pervez Musharraf
to make way for local governance via district governments. As of August 2008, divisions in some provinces have been restored with Punjab taking the lead and restoring its eight divisions.
The four provinces of Pakistan are subdivided into administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts
and tehsil
s. The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory
or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, which are counted at the same level as provinces.
. Three of the provinces of Pakistan were subdivided into ten administrative divisions. The single province in the eastern wing, East Bengal
, had four divisions - Chittagong, Dacca, Khulna and Rajshahi. The province of West Punjab
had four divisions - Lahore
, Multan
, Rawalpindi
and Sargodha
. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had two divisions - Dera Ismail Khan
and Peshawar
. Most of the divisions were named after the divisional capitals, with some exceptions.
From 1955 to 1970, the One Unit
policy meant that there were only two provinces - East
and West Pakistan
. East Pakistan had the same divisions as East Bengal had previously, but West Pakistan gradually gained seven new divisions to add to the original six. The Baluchistan States Union
became Kalat Division
, while the former Baluchistan Chief Commissioner's Province
became Quetta Division
. Most of the former Sind Province became Hyderabad Division
, with some parts joining the princely state of Khairpur to form Khairpur Division. The former princely state of Bahawalpur became the Bahawalpur Division
. The Federal Capital Territory
was absorbed into West Pakistan in 1961 and merged with the princely state of Las Bela to form the Karachi-Bela Division. In 1969, the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat were incorporated into West Pakistan as the division of Malakand
with Saidu as the divisional headquarters.
and Kohat
divisions were split from Peshawar Division
; Gujranwala Division
was formed from parts of Lahore
and Rawalpindi
divisions; Dera Ghazi Khan Division
was split from Multan Division
; Faisalabad Division
was split from Sargodha Division
; Sibi Division
was formed from parts of Kalat
and Quetta
divisions; Lasbela District
was transferred from Karachi Division
to Kalat Division
; Makran Division
split from Kalat Division
. The name of Khairpur Division was changed to Sukkur Division
.
During the military rule of General Zia-ul-Haq
, the Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology (headed by Justice Tanzilur Rahman) was tasked with finding ways to Islamicise 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.
In the early 1990s, Naseerabad division was split from Sibi Division
; Zhob Division
was split from Quetta Division
; Bannu Division
was split from Dera Ismail Khan Division
; Mardan Division
was split from Peshawar Division
; Larkana Division
was split from Sukkur Division
; Mirpur Khas Division
was split from Hyderabad Division
. The capital of Kalat Division
was moved from Kalat
to Khuzdar
.
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, whereby all functions that can be effectively performed at the local level are transferred to that level". This meant devolution of many functions to districts and tehsils, which were handled at the provincial and divisional levels. At abolition, there were twenty-six divisions in Pakistan proper - five in Sindh
, six in Balochistan
, seven in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and eight in Punjab
. Abolition did not affect the two divisions of Azad Kashmir
, which form the second tier of government.
Currently Punjab has nine divisions (and a total of 36 districts) with Sahiwal Division
being the newest.
In Sindh after the lapse of the Local Governments Bodies term in 2010 the Divisional Commissioners system was to be restored.
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 commissionerate 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.
Karachi district has been de-merged into its 5 original constituent districts namely Karachi East, Karachi West, Karachi Central, Karachi South and Malir. These five districts form the Karachi Division now.
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, between the provinces and districts
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
. They were abolished in 2000 by the government of former president Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
to make way for local governance via district governments. As of August 2008, divisions in some provinces have been restored with Punjab taking the lead and restoring its eight divisions.
The four provinces of Pakistan are subdivided into administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
and tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s. The divisions do not include the Islamabad Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory is one of the two federal territories of Pakistan. It includes Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, and covers an area of 1,165.5 km² of which 906 km² is Islamabad proper...
or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwest of Pakistan, lying between the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and the neighboring country of Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seven Agencies and six FRs...
, which are counted at the same level as provinces.
History
Administrative divisions had formed an integral tier of government from colonial times. The Governor's provinces of British India were subdivided into divisions, which were themselves subdivided into districts. At independence in 1947, the new nation of Pakistan comprised two wings - eastern and western, separated by IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Three of the provinces of Pakistan were subdivided into ten administrative divisions. The single province in the eastern wing, East Bengal
East Bengal
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....
, had four divisions - Chittagong, Dacca, Khulna and Rajshahi. The province of West Punjab
West Punjab
West Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 km², including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province...
had four divisions - Lahore
Lahore Division
Lahore Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Lahore Division was originally an administrative division of the Punjab Province of British India...
, Multan
Multan Division
Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent...
, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Division
Rawalpindi Division was one of the administrative subdivisions of the Punjab province of Pakistan, forming part of the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels...
and Sargodha
Sargodha Division
Sargodha Division is an administrative division of four districts of the Punjab Province of PakistanBefore October 2008, divisional system was abolished by the reforms of 2000 the third tier of government....
. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had two divisions - Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan Division
Dera Ismail Khan Division was an administrative division of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
and Peshawar
Peshawar Division
Peshawar Division was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was split into two divisions, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar...
. Most of the divisions were named after the divisional capitals, with some exceptions.
From 1955 to 1970, the One Unit
One Unit
One-Unit was the title of a scheme launched by the federal government of Pakistan to merge the four provinces of West Pakistan into one homogenous unit, as a counterbalance against the numerical domination of the ethnic Bengalis of East Pakistan...
policy meant that there were only two provinces - East
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
and West Pakistan
West Pakistan
West Pakistan , common name West-Pakistan , in the period between its establishment on 22 November 1955 to disintegration on December 16, 1971. This period, during which, Pakistan was divided, ended when East-Pakistan was disintegrated and succeeded to become which is now what is known as Bangladesh...
. East Pakistan had the same divisions as East Bengal had previously, but West Pakistan gradually gained seven new divisions to add to the original six. The Baluchistan States Union
Baluchistan States Union
The Baluchistan States Union existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in southwest Pakistan. It was formed by the states of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the western half of the modern province of Balochistan...
became Kalat Division
Kalat Division
Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
, while the former Baluchistan Chief Commissioner's Province
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)
The Chief Commissioner's Province of Baluchistan was a province of British India located in the northern parts of the modern Balochistan province.- History :...
became Quetta Division
Quetta Division
Quetta Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-See also:* Quetta District...
. Most of the former Sind Province became Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:...
, with some parts joining the princely state of Khairpur to form Khairpur Division. The former princely state of Bahawalpur became the Bahawalpur Division
Bahawalpur Division
Bahawalpur Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
. The Federal Capital Territory
Federal Capital Territory (Pakistan)
The Federal Capital Territory around Karachi was the original capital territory of Pakistan. The FCT was created in 1948 from the city of Karachi and surrounding areas as the location for Pakistan's capital following independence...
was absorbed into West Pakistan in 1961 and merged with the princely state of Las Bela to form the Karachi-Bela Division. In 1969, the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat were incorporated into West Pakistan as the division of Malakand
Malakand Division
Malakand Division was an administrative division of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
with Saidu as the divisional headquarters.
New Provinces
When West Pakistan was dissolved, the divisions were regrouped into four new provinces. Gradually over the late 1970s, new divisions were formed; HazaraHazara Division
On the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, Hazara District and the two tribal agencies were merged to form the new Hazara Division with its capital at Abbottabad...
and Kohat
Kohat Division
Kohat Division was an administrative division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947 Kohat was a district of Peshawar Division, however in 1976 it became a separate division and contained the...
divisions were split from Peshawar Division
Peshawar Division
Peshawar Division was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was split into two divisions, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar...
; Gujranwala Division
Gujranwala Division
Gujranwala Division, once a district of Lahore Division, is an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The division, headquartered at the city of Gujranwala, covers an area of 17,206 km2, the population according to the 1981 census was 7,522,352 this had risen by almost four 4...
was formed from parts of Lahore
Lahore Division
Lahore Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Lahore Division was originally an administrative division of the Punjab Province of British India...
and Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi Division
Rawalpindi Division was one of the administrative subdivisions of the Punjab province of Pakistan, forming part of the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels...
divisions; Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. During British rule Dera Ghazi Khan Division was a district of Multan Division, after independence from Britain Dera Ghazi Khan was made into...
was split from Multan Division
Multan Division
Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent...
; Faisalabad Division
Faisalabad Division
Faisalabad Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At abolition it contained the following districts: Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Chiniot....
was split from Sargodha Division
Sargodha Division
Sargodha Division is an administrative division of four districts of the Punjab Province of PakistanBefore October 2008, divisional system was abolished by the reforms of 2000 the third tier of government....
; Sibi Division
Sibi Division
Sibi Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Sibi comprised the districts of Sibi , Kohlu , Dera Bugti and Ziarat ....
was formed from parts of Kalat
Kalat Division
Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
and Quetta
Quetta Division
Quetta Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-See also:* Quetta District...
divisions; Lasbela District
Lasbela District
Lasbela is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It became a separate district in Kalat Division on 30 June 1954. The name is derived from the words Las which in Sanskrit signifies a settlement or lived in or lively and Bela which means "A Sea's Shore" in Sanskrit and is also the...
was transferred from Karachi Division
Karachi Division
Karachi Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. It contained five districts.Today the area is covered by the Karachi City District.-Districts:...
to Kalat Division
Kalat Division
Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
; Makran Division
Makran Division
Makran Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Disctricts of Makran DivisionGwadarTurbatPanjgoor-See also:*Makran...
split from Kalat Division
Kalat Division
Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
. The name of Khairpur Division was changed to Sukkur Division
Sukkur Division
Sukkur, originally Khairpur, was a division of Pakistan until the divisions of Pakistan were dissolved in 2000.-See also:*Sukkur...
.
During the military rule of General Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , was the 4th Chief Martial Law Administrator and the sixth President of Pakistan from July 1977 to his death in August 1988...
, the Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology (headed by Justice Tanzilur Rahman) was tasked with finding ways to Islamicise 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.
In the early 1990s, Naseerabad division was split from Sibi Division
Sibi Division
Sibi Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Sibi comprised the districts of Sibi , Kohlu , Dera Bugti and Ziarat ....
; Zhob Division
Zhob Division
Zhob Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
was split from Quetta Division
Quetta Division
Quetta Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-See also:* Quetta District...
; Bannu Division
Bannu Division
Bannu Division was an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government...
was split from Dera Ismail Khan Division
Dera Ismail Khan Division
Dera Ismail Khan Division was an administrative division of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
; Mardan Division
Mardan Division
Mardan Division was an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. It consisted of present-day districts of Mardan and Swabi....
was split from Peshawar Division
Peshawar Division
Peshawar Division was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was split into two divisions, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar...
; Larkana Division
Larkana Division
Larkana Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
was split from Sukkur Division
Sukkur Division
Sukkur, originally Khairpur, was a division of Pakistan until the divisions of Pakistan were dissolved in 2000.-See also:*Sukkur...
; Mirpur Khas Division
Mirpur Khas Division
Mirpur Khas Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
was split from Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division
Hyderabad Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:...
. The capital of Kalat Division
Kalat Division
Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government....
was moved from Kalat
Kalat
Kalat or Qalat is a historical town located in Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Kalat is the capital of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-i-Baloch and Kalat-i-Sewa....
to Khuzdar
Khuzdar
Khuzdar or Khozdar is a town located in Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar District, which was created on 1 March 1974...
.
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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 subsidiaritySubsidiarity
Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which...
, whereby all functions that can be effectively performed at the local level are transferred to that level". This meant devolution of many functions to districts and tehsils, which were handled at the provincial and divisional levels. At abolition, there were twenty-six divisions in Pakistan proper - five in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, six in Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
, seven in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and eight in Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
. Abolition did not affect the two divisions of Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
, which form the second tier of government.
Restoration
In 2008, after the public elections and a new govt. coming in, the new democratic government decided to restore the divisions of all provinces.Currently Punjab has nine divisions (and a total of 36 districts) with Sahiwal Division
Sahiwal Division
Sahiwal Division is one of the nine Divisions of Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, current regions of Sahiwal had a population of 6,271,247 people, with an annual growth-rate of 1.92%. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal...
being the newest.
In Sindh after the lapse of the Local Governments Bodies term in 2010 the Divisional Commissioners system was to be restored.
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 commissionerate 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.
Karachi district has been de-merged into its 5 original constituent districts namely Karachi East, Karachi West, Karachi Central, Karachi South and Malir. These five districts form the Karachi Division now.
Pakistan
The following tables show the current Divisions by province.| Divisions of Balochistan Province Balochistan (Pakistan) Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of... |
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| Division | Area (km²) | Capital |
| Kalat Kalat Division Kalat Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
140,612 | Khuzdar Khuzdar Khuzdar or Khozdar is a town located in Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar District, which was created on 1 March 1974... |
| Makran Makran Division Makran Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Disctricts of Makran DivisionGwadarTurbatPanjgoor-See also:*Makran... |
52,067 | Turbat Turbat Turbat is a city located in southern Balochistan, a province of Pakistan. The town is the administrative center of Kech District and Turbat Tehsil, the town itself contains one Union council.-About:... |
| Naseerabad | 16,946 | Naseerabad Naseerabad (Balochistan) Nasirabad is small town located in Naseerabad District in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.... |
| Quetta Quetta Division Quetta Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-See also:* Quetta District... |
64,310 | Quetta Quetta is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the... |
| Sibi Sibi Division Sibi Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Sibi comprised the districts of Sibi , Kohlu , Dera Bugti and Ziarat .... |
27,055 | Sibi Sibi Sibi is a city of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city is located at 29°33'0N 67°52'60E at an altitude of 130 metres and is headquarters of the district and tehsil of the same name.. According to the 2001 census of Pakistan the population of Sibi is 52,100... |
| Zhob Zhob Division Zhob Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
46,200 | Loralai Loralai Loralai is the principal city of Loralai District in the northeast of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. It was formerly known as Bori. It is four thousand seven hundred feet above the sea level.... |
| Divisions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Area (km²) | Capital |
| Bannu Bannu Division Bannu Division was an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government... |
4,391 | Bannu Bannu Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,... |
| Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan Division Dera Ismail Khan Division was an administrative division of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
9,005 | Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I... |
| Hazara Hazara Division On the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, Hazara District and the two tribal agencies were merged to form the new Hazara Division with its capital at Abbottabad... |
17,194 | Abbottabad Abbottabad Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District... |
| Kohat Kohat Division Kohat Division was an administrative division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947 Kohat was a district of Peshawar Division, however in 1976 it became a separate division and contained the... |
7,012 | Kohat Kohat Kohat is a medium sized town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 33°35'13N 71°26'29E with an altitude of 489 metres and is the capital of Kohat District. The town centres around a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. A British-built narrow gauge... |
| Malakand Malakand Division Malakand Division was an administrative division of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
29,872 | Saidu Sharif Saidu Sharif -Saidu Sharif:Saidu Sharif is the capital city of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°45'0N 72°21'0E with an altitude of 939 metres Saidu sharif is traditional seat of government, remains the administrative headquarters of Malakand division .Saidu... |
| Mardan Mardan Division Mardan Division was an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. It consisted of present-day districts of Mardan and Swabi.... |
3,046 | Mardan Mardan Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south... |
| Peshawar Peshawar Division Peshawar Division was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At independence in 1947, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was split into two divisions, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar... |
4,001 | Peshawar Peshawar Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.... |
| Divisions of Punjab Province Punjab (Pakistan) Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the... |
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| Division | Area (km²) | Capital |
| Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Division Bahawalpur Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
45,588 | Bahawalpur Bahawalpur Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states... |
| Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Division Dera Ghazi Khan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. During British rule Dera Ghazi Khan Division was a district of Multan Division, after independence from Britain Dera Ghazi Khan was made into... |
38,778 | Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan is a city located in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. Dera Ghazi Khan is one of the most populous cities in Southern Punjab, and it is the largest district in Punjab in terms of area, being approximately in extent.... |
| Faisalabad Faisalabad Division Faisalabad Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. At abolition it contained the following districts: Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang and Chiniot.... |
17,917 | Faisalabad Faisalabad Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has... |
| Gujranwala Gujranwala Division Gujranwala Division, once a district of Lahore Division, is an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The division, headquartered at the city of Gujranwala, covers an area of 17,206 km2, the population according to the 1981 census was 7,522,352 this had risen by almost four 4... |
17,206 | Gujranwala Gujranwala Gujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011... |
| Lahore Lahore Division Lahore Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Lahore Division was originally an administrative division of the Punjab Province of British India... |
16,104 | Lahore Lahore Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a... |
| Multan Multan Division Multan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:Multan Division was created during British Rule in the subcontinent... |
21,137 | Multan Multan Multan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi... |
| Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Division Rawalpindi Division was one of the administrative subdivisions of the Punjab province of Pakistan, forming part of the third tier of government below the federal and provincial levels... |
22,255 | Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad... |
| Sargodha Sargodha Division Sargodha Division is an administrative division of four districts of the Punjab Province of PakistanBefore October 2008, divisional system was abolished by the reforms of 2000 the third tier of government.... |
26,360 | Sargodha Sargodha Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries... |
| Sahiwal Sahiwal Division Sahiwal Division is one of the nine Divisions of Punjab province of Pakistan. As of 1998, current regions of Sahiwal had a population of 6,271,247 people, with an annual growth-rate of 1.92%. Since 2008, Sahiwal District along with Okara District and Pakpattan District has comprised the Sahiwal... |
Sahiwal Sahiwal Sahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan... |
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| Divisions of Sindh Province Sindh Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can... |
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| Hyderabad Hyderabad Division Hyderabad Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.-History:... |
48,670 | Hyderabad |
| Karachi Karachi Division Karachi Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. It contained five districts.Today the area is covered by the Karachi City District.-Districts:... |
3,528 | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
| Larkana Larkana Division Larkana Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
15,543 | Larkana Larkana Larkana or Larkano is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is located within Larkana District.The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence... |
| Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas Division Mirpur Khas Division was an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.... |
38,421 | Mirpur Khas |
| Sukkur Sukkur Division Sukkur, originally Khairpur, was a division of Pakistan until the divisions of Pakistan were dissolved in 2000.-See also:*Sukkur... |
34,752 | Sukkur Sukkur Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the... |
Eastern Pakistan
This table shows the divisions of East Pakistan as they stood at the time of Bangladeshi independence in 1971. See also: Divisions of BangladeshDivisions of Bangladesh
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| Divisions of East Bengal East Bengal East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal.... /East Pakistan East Pakistan East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal... |
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| Chittagong | 45,414 | Chittagong Chittagong Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading... |
| Dacca | 30,772 | Dacca Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city... |
| Khulna | 33,575 | Khulna Khulna Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna... |
| Rajshahi | 34,235 | Rajshahi Rajshahi The city of Rajshahi is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and Education City, Rajshahi is located in the north-west of the country and... |
Population
| Division | Pop-1998 | Pop-1981 | Area(km.²) | Capital |
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| Azad Kashmir | 2800000 | 1980000 | 11639 | Muzaffarabad |
| Bahawalpur | 7635591 | 4668636 | 45588 | Bahawalpur |
| Bannu | 1165692 | 710786 | 4391 | Bannu |
| Dera Ghazi Khan | 6503590 | 3746837 | 38778 | Dera Ghazi Khan |
| Dera Ismail Khan | 1091211 | 635494 | 9005 | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Faisalabad | 9885685 | 6667425 | 17917 | Faisalabad |
| F.A.T.A. | 3176331 | 2198547 | 27220 | Islamabad |
| Gujranwala | 11431058 | 7522352 | 17206 | Gujranwala |
| Hazara | 3505581 | 2701257 | 17194 | Abbottabad |
| Hyderabad | 6829537 | 4678290 | 48670 | Hyderabad |
| Islamabad | 805235 | 204364 | 906 | Islamabad |
| Kalat | 1457722 | 1044174 | 140612 | Khuzdar |
| Karachi | 9856318 | 5437984 | 3528 | Karachi |
| Kohat | 1307969 | 758772 | 7012 | Kohat |
| Lahore | 14248641 | 8670358 | 16104 | Lahore |
| Larkana | 4233076 | 2746201 | 15543 | Larkana |
| Makran | 832753 | 652602 | 52067 | Turbat |
| Malakand | 4262700 | 2466767 | 29872 | Saidu |
| Mardan | 2486904 | 1506500 | 3046 | Mardan |
| Mirpur Khas | 3936349 | 2419745 | 38421 | Mirpur Khas |
| Multan | 11577431 | 7533710 | 21137 | Multan |
| Nasirabad | 1076708 | 699669 | 16946 | Nasirabad |
| Northern Areas | 910000 | 562000 | 72520 | Gilgit |
| Peshawar | 3923588 | 2281752 | 4001 | Peshawar |
| Quetta | 1699957 | 880618 | 64310 | Quetta |
| Rawalpindi | 6659528 | 4552495 | 22255 | Rawalpindi |
| Sargodha | 5679766 | 3930628 | 26360 | Sargodha |
| Sibi | 494894 | 305768 | 27055 | Sibi |
| Sukkur | 5584613 | 3746446 | 34752 | Sukkur |
| Zhob | 1003851 | 749545 | 46200 | Loralai |
See also
- Administrative units of Pakistan
- Former administrative units of Pakistan
- Local government in PakistanLocal government in PakistanThe 2001 Local Government Ordinance provides for devolution of government to district administrations. The 2001 Local Government Ordinance provides for devolution of government to district administrations. The 2001 Local Government Ordinance provides for devolution of government to district...
- Division (country subdivision)
- Divisions of BangladeshDivisions of Bangladesh||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...