| Lower Chitral District | |
| Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|ضلع چترال زیریں {{script/Arabic|موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|ښکته چترال ولسوالۍ |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Settlement Type: | District of 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: | 2018 |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Chitral |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Muhammad Ali Khan (BPS-20 PCS) |
| Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | Iftikhar Shah (PSP)[1] |
| Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
| Leader Name2: | Doctor Fayaz Roomi |
| Area Total Km2: | 6,458 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 320407 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2 |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Urdu, English, Pashto Khowar and Kalash |
Lower Chitral District (Urdu: {{nq|ضلع چترال زیریں, موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع, Pushto; Pashto: {{nq|ښکته چترال ولسوالۍ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[3]
In the 2023 census, 5,133 (1.61%) were from religious minorities, most of whom are followers of the indigenous animistic Kalash faith that was once the dominant faith in the district before the spread of Islam.[4]
87.76% of the population spoke Khowar (or Chitrali), the dominant language of Chitral as a whole. Pashto is spoken in the southeast of the district by 9.36% of the population.[5] There are some speakers of the Madaklasht dialect, a Persian dialect which is considered a mix of Dari and Tajik.[6]
| Religion | 1998 Census[7] | 1998 Perc | 2017 Census[8] | 2017 Perc | 2023 Census | 2023 Perc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 184,874 | 100.00% | 278,328 | 100.00% | 318,234 | 100.00% | |
| Muslim | 182,169 | 98.54% | 274,426 | 98.60% | 313,101 | 98.39% | |
| Kalash | 2,602 | 1.41% | 3,725 | 1.34% | 4,617 | 1.45% | |
| Christian | 50 | 0.03% | 165 | 0.06% | 509 | 0.16% | |
| Hindu | 2 | 0.00% | 9 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Ahmadi | 51 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.00% |
The district along with Upper Chitral District is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-1.
The district is represented by one elected MPA (Member of Provincial Assembly) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Its constituency is PK-2.