Upper Chitral.
One district. Four possible futures.
Malakand division · KP · 2023 census district definition
My district in each model
| Model | Province / Suba | Capital | Province population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current structure | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar | 40,856,097 |
| 12 provinces | Northern KP | Peshawar | 30,822,804 |
| 18 provinces | Northern KP | Saidu Sharif | 16,148,135 |
| 24 provinces | Northern KP | Saidu Sharif | 16,148,135 |
| 36 provinces | Northwestern KP | Saidu Sharif | 9,959,399 |
Proposed names and capitals are exploratory. The current model includes Islamabad separately. These are not official changes.
People and everyday life
Figures use the published census denominators: literacy covers people aged 10 and over; utility access covers the relevant household tables. Unavailable rates are shown as a dash.
About these figures
Population and detailed tables are from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, distributed through Muhammad Yaseen’s PakPC2023 package. Annual growth is calculated from the supplied 2017 and 2023 populations. This snapshot contains 136 census district entries; later district changes are not silently substituted.
The display map uses simplified WFP/OCHA boundaries dated September 2022; census statistics use the 2023 snapshot. Download the data and methodology.