Chitral District
former district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chitral (Urdu: ضلع چترال) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has population of about 318,689 people at the 1998 Census, which grew to about 378,000 people by 2004. It has one of the highest mountains of the world, Tirich Mir. It is the largest district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with an area of 14,850 sq. kilometres.
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Chitral | |
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Coordinates: 36°15′N 72°15′E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Capital | Chitral |
Established | 1970 |
Government | |
• District Nazim | Haji Maghfirat Shah |
• District Naib Nazim | Sultan Shah |
Area | |
• Total | 14,850 km2 (5,730 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 378,000 |
• Density | 25/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 6 |
Website | http://www.nwfp.gov.pk/ |
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