Peshawar District
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Peshawar is a district
in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
. Until divisions were abolished as part of local government reforms in 2000 it was part of Peshawar Division
. The city of Peshawar
, as well as being the provincial capital, is the capital of the district. The area of the district is 1,257 km2, and at the 1998 Pakistan Census it had a population of 46,3500(up from 1,113,303 at the previous 1981 Census).
was given status as a City district
, and divided into four towns.Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils (U.C.'s).
Administrative Towns
1.Peshawar Town I
2.Peshawar Town II
3.Peshawar Town III
4.Peshawar Town IV
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
. At independence in 1947 the old Peshawar District became Peshawar Division
, containing the current district of Peshawar.
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...
in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
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...
. Until divisions were abolished as part of local government reforms in 2000 it was part of 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...
. The city of 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....
, as well as being the provincial capital, is the capital of the district. The area of the district is 1,257 km2, and at the 1998 Pakistan Census it had a population of 46,3500(up from 1,113,303 at the previous 1981 Census).
Civic Administration of Peshawar District
Under the latest revision of Pakistan's administrative structure, promulgated in 2001,PeshawarPeshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
was given status as a City district
City district
City district is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia.It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel.-See also:*City Districts of Pakistan...
, and divided into four towns.Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils (U.C.'s).
Administrative Towns
1.Peshawar Town I
2.Peshawar Town II
3.Peshawar Town III
4.Peshawar Town IV
Administration
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by eleven elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:- PF-1 (Peshawar-1)
- PF-2 (Peshawar-2)
- PF-3 (Peshawar-3)
- PF-4 (Peshawar-4)
- PF-5 (Peshawar-5)
- PF-6 (Peshawar-6)
- PF-7 (Peshawar-7)
- PF-8 (Peshawar-8)
- PF-9 (Peshawar-9)
- PF-10 (Peshawar-10)
- PF-11 (Peshawar-11)
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
History
The original district of Peshawar was a district of the North-West Frontier Province of British IndiaBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. At independence in 1947 the old Peshawar District became 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...
, containing the current district of Peshawar.