Kolai-Palas District Explained

Kolai-Pallas District
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|ضلع کولئی-پالس
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ
Settlement Type:District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Hazara
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2017
Seat Type:Headquarters
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner : Fazal Hussain
Leader Name:N/A
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:N/A
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1410
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:280,162
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Main language(s)
Timezone1:PST
Blank Name Sec1:District Council
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
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Blank Name Sec2:Main language

Kolai-Pallas District (Pushto; Pashto: کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کولئی-پالس) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2] [3] [4] [5] It was a sub-division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in 2017.[6] [7]

Overview and history

Kolai-Pallas was carved as a district out of Lower Kohistan District by upgrading the old Pallas sub-division in 2017.[8] [9] On 31 May 2018, Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai-Pallas.[10] [11]

Demographics

In the 2023 census, 787 (0.33%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[12] Kohistani is the predominant language at 85.19%.[13]

The region is dominated by the Dardic people speaking Kohistani languages. Kohistani-speakers form 85.19% of the population. Shina-speakers are the second-largest group and make up 7.75% of the population, with the remaining population being mostly Pashto-speakers.

Administrative Units

The district currently has two Tehsils.

The district is decided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.

Provincial Assembly

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. News: Kolai-Palas notified as new district. The News. 2018-06-20. en.
  3. News: Deal struck: JUI-F’s Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation The Express Tribune. 2017-03-12. The Express Tribune. 2018-06-20. en-US.
  4. Web site: KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code. www.brecorder.com. 2018-06-20.
  5. News: Kolai-Palas district headquarters: Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance. The News. 2018-06-20. en.
  6. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620122416/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/KOHISTAN_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-06-20. 2018-06-20.
  7. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL. www.pbs.gov.pk. 2018-06-20.
  8. Web site: Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil. Correspondent. The Newspaper's. 26 August 2017. dawn.com. 4 June 2018.
  9. News: Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani. The News. 2018-06-20. en.
  10. Web site: Five tehsils created in Hazara division. The Newspaper's. Correspondent. 31 May 2018. dawn.com. 4 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. en-GB. 2018-06-20.
  12. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  13. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .

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