Lower Dir District

Lower Dir District (Pashto: ښکته دير ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر زیریں) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara city is the district's headquarter. This district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts. Recently, On 22 January 2023, both Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District.

Lower Dir District
ضلع دیر زیریں
ښکته دير ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Katora Lake
Bottom: Rock formation near Abid
Location of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Location of Lower Dir District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
HeadquartersTimergara
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
Area
 • Total1,583 km2 (611 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,436,082
 • Density910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
40,314
 • Rural
1,395,768
Time zonePST
Number of Tehsils5
Websitedirlower.kp.gov.pk

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

Recent History

At the time of independence of Pakistan, Dir was a princely state ruled by Nawab Shah Jehan Khan. Until 1969, it was separated from Pakistan. However, in 1969, it was annexed with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1972 277,481—    
1981 404,844+4.29%
1998 717,649+3.42%
2017 1,436,082+3.72%
Sources:[2]

At the time of the 2017 census, the district had 153,788 households and a population of 1,436,082. Lower Dir had a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 61.83% - 74.45% for males and 49.45% for females. 40,314 (2.81%) lived in urban areas. 33.42% of the population was under 10 years of age. 471 (0.03%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.30% of the population.[3]

Education

Sudivisions
  1. Adenzai Tehsil
  2. Balambat Tehsil
  3. Khall Tehsil
  4. Lal Qilla Tehsil
  5. Munda Tehsil
  6. Samar Bagh Tehsil
  7. Timergara Tehsil


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 constituency (2002-2018)
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

Since 2018: NA-6 (Lower Dir-I) and NA-7 (Lower Dir-II)
Member of National AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
Mehboob ShahPTINA-6 (Lower Dir-I)2018
Muhammad Bashir KhanPTINA-7 (Lower Dir-II)2018

Provincial Assembly
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

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. "Tribe seeks ban on sale, purchase of shared land". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. High Court, Peshawar. (PDF) https://www.peshawarhighcourt.gov.pk/PHCCMS//judgments/R.F.A.--No.--53-M-of-2016--Govt-of-KPK-Vs--Nawabzada-M.-Shahabuddin.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

https://senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=804

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