Kohat District
Kohat District
ضلع کوہاٹ کوهاټ ولسوالۍ | |
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 Kohat District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Kohat |
| Headquarters | Kohat |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Roshan Mehsud |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,234,661 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | kohat |
Kohat District (Pashto: کوهاټ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کوہاٹ) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Kohat city is its district capital.
History
[edit]Mughal era
[edit]From the early sixteenth century, the history of Kohat revolves around three major tribes namely Bangash, Banoori, and Afridi. These people seemingly established their settlements within the district during the 14th and 15th centuries. From 16th to 18th centuries, Kohat being the part of Mughal Empire was administered by the chiefs of the two aforementioned tribes.
Demography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 209,817 | — |
| 1972 | 308,507 | +3.57% |
| 1981 | 383,862 | +2.46% |
| 1998 | 651,100 | +3.16% |
| 2017 | 1,111,266 | +2.85% |
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In the 2023 census, 6,308 (0.51%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[3] Pashto was the predominant language at 85.9%.[4]
At the time of the 2023 census, 85.9% of the population spoke Pashto, 12.43% Hindko, and 0.83% Urdu as their first language.[4]
Religion
[edit]| Religion | Population (1941)[5]: 22 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017) | Percentage (2017) | Population (2023)[3] | Percentage (2023) |
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Islam 
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266,224 | 91.99% | 1,106,709 | 99.59% | 1,228,271 | 99.49% |
Hinduism 
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17,527 | 6.06% | 1,004 | 0.09% | 609 | 0.05% |
Sikhism 
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4,349 | 1.5% | 71 | 0.01% | 106 | 0.01% |
Christianity 
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1,304 | 0.45% | 3,190 | 0.29% | 5,464 | 0.44% |
| Total Population | 289,404 | 100% | 1,111,266 | 100% | 1,234,579 | 100% |
Administration
[edit]Kohat district is divided into four Tehsils:
- Kohat (Urdu: تحصیل کوہاٹ)(Pashto: کوهاټ تحصیل)[6]
- Lachi (Urdu: تحصیل لاچی)(Pashto: لاچي تحصیل)
- Gumbat (Urdu: تحصیل گمبٹ)(Pashto: ګمبټ تحصیل)
- Dara Adam Khel Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل درہ آدم خیل)(Pashto: دره ادم خېل تحصیل)
- formerly Frontier Region Kohat (Urdu: سرحدی علاقہ کوہاٹ)(Pashto: کوهاټ سرحدي سیمه)
Provincial Assembly
[edit]| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amjad Khan Afridi | Independent | PK-80 Kohat-I | 2018 |
| Shah Dad Khan | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | PK-81 Kohat-II | 2018 |
| Zia Ullah Khan Bangash | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-82 Kohat-III | 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kohat". National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
Bibliography
[edit]- 1981 District Census report of Kohat. Vol. 27. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
- 1998 District Census report of Kohat. Census publication. Vol. 42. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
- Shackle, Christopher (1980). "Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 43 (3): 482–510. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00137401. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 129436200.
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