Lower Dir District

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nameLower Dir District
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{{script/Arabicښکته دير ولسوالۍ}}
settlement_typeDistrict of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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photo2aViw_of_Timergara_in_Summer._JPG.jpg
image_captionTimergara, the district headquarters
image_map
map_captionLower Dir District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_name2Malakand
established_titleEstablished
seat_typeHeadquarters
seatTimergara
government_typeDistrict Administration
leader_titleDeputy Commissioner
leader_nameMuhammad Fawad (BPS-20 PCS)
leader_title1District Police Officer
leader_name1Ikramullah Khan (BPS-18 PSP)
leader_title2District Health Officer
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km21583
population_footnotes
population_total1650183
population_rural1,602,327
population_urban47,855 (2.90%)
population_as_of2023
population_density_km2auto
demographics1_title1Main language(s)
demographics_type2Literacy
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Literacy rate
demographics2_info1
timezone1PST
blank_name_sec1District Council
blank1_name_sec2Number of Tehsils
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website
total_typeTotal
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| name = Lower Dir District | official_name = | native_name = {{nq|ضلع دیر زیریں}} {{script/Arabic|ښکته دير ولسوالۍ}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = |photo2a = Viw_of_Timergara_in_Summer._JPG.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Timergara, the district headquarters | image_map = | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Lower Dir District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Pakistan | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Malakand | established_title = Established | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Timergara | government_footnotes = | government_type = District Administration | leader_party = | leader_title = Deputy Commissioner | leader_name = Muhammad Fawad (BPS-20 PCS) | leader_title1 = District Police Officer | leader_name1 = Ikramullah Khan (BPS-18 PSP) | leader_title2 = District Health Officer | leader_name2 = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1583 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1650183 | population_rural = 1,602,327 | population_urban = 47,855 (2.90%) | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics1_title1 = Main language(s) | demographics_type2 = Literacy | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = | blank_name_sec1 = District Council | blank_info_sec1 = | blank1_name_sec2 = Number of Tehsils | blank1_info_sec2 = 5 | website = | total_type = Total | coordinates = Lower Dir District (, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts. On 22 January 2023, both Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts were further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District.

Lower Dir district borders with Swat District to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Upper Dir to the north and Malakand and Bajaur District to the south.

History

At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. Dir was merged with Pakistan in 1969, declared a district in 1970, and split into Upper and Lower Dir in 1996.

Education

Demographics

|align=center |percentages=pagr |1972 |277,481 |1981 |404,844 |1998 |717,649 |2017 |1,436,082 |2023 |1,650,183 |footnote= Sources:}}

As of the 2023 census, Lower Dir district has 202,836 households and a population of 1,650,183. The district has a sex ratio of 97.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 57.36%: 72.57% for males and 43.16% for females. 542,074 (32.88% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 47,860 (2.90%) live in urban areas. 4,439 (0.27%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.54% of the population.

Administration

National Assembly

NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) are constituencies of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Lower Dir district. These areas were formerly part of NA-34 (Lower Dir) constituency from 1977 to 2018. The delimitation in 2018 split Lower Dir into two separate constituencies, NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II).

[[NA-34 (Lower Dir)|NA-34 constituency]] (2002-2018)

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Member of National AssemblyParty affiliationYear
Qazi Hussain AhmadMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal2002
Maulana Ahmad Ghafoor GhawasMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal2003
Malak Azmat KhanPakistan Peoples Party2008
Shahib Zada Muhammad YaqubJamaat-e-Islami Pakistan2013
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Since 2018: [[NA-6 (Lower Dir-I)]] and [[NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)]]

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Member of National AssemblyParty affiliationConstituencyYear
Mehboob ShahPTINA-6 (Lower Dir-I)2018
Muhammad Bashir KhanPTINA-7 (Lower Dir-II)2018
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Provincial Assembly

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Member of Provincial AssemblyParty affiliationConstituencyYear
Muhammad Azam KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-13 (Lower Dir-I)2018
Humayun KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-14 (Lower Dir-II)2018
Shafi ullahPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-15 (Lower Dir-III)2018
Bahdur KhanAwami National PartyPK-16 (Lower Dir-IV)2018
Liaqat Ali KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-17 (Lower Dir-V)2018
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Tehsils

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TehsilAreaPop.DensityLiteracy rateUnion Councils
Adenzai Tehsil372378,9151,018.5962.19%
Balambat Tehsil............
Khal Tehsil............
Lal Qilla Tehsil216247,3811,145.2853.29%
Munda Tehsil............
Samar Bagh Tehsil419427,7141,020.8045.75%
Timergara Tehsil576596,1731,035.0264.06%
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Notable people

Gallery

File:Nadi in maidan,dir.jpg|Maidan Valley, Lower Dir File:Lajbouk Dir Lower.jpg|Lajbouk, Lower Dir File:Chakdara, Lower Dir-KPK, Pakistan.jpg|Chakdara, Lower Dir File:Kalpane lower dir asimmuu.jpg|Kalpani Top, Lower Dir

References

References

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  2. "About District".
  3. (2023-01-18). "KP gets another district".
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  5. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  6. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9".
  7. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11".
  8. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK".
  9. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK".
  10. "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk.
  11. (17 November 2016). "Judgment Sheet In The Peshawar High Court - The Government Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Others Vs. Nawabzada Muhammad Shahabuddin Through Lrs & Others".

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