Central Dir District | |
Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|ضلع دیر وسطی Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|منځني دير ولسوالۍ |
Settlement Type: | District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | January, 23 2023 |
Founder: | PTI Government |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Wari City (Permanent) |
Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1,483 |
Population Total: | 595,227 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PKT |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Area Code: | 0945 |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Malakand Division |
Central Dir District is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. On 23 January 2022, the Provincial Government carved out a new district Central Dir from the Upper Dir district territory. The area is largely composed of Malizai clan of Yousafzai.
The district consists of five tehsils, namely Akhagram Karo, Larjum, Nehag Dara, Sahib Abad and Wari Tehsil.[1] [2]
Larjum and Wari are old tehsils, while Akhagram Karo, Nehag Dara and Sahib Abad were created along with the new district.