Orakzai District
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Orakzai District (Pashto: اورکزي ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع اورکزئی) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Before 1973, it was part of FR Kohat. Up until 2018, it was an agency within the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas. However, with the merger of the FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it attained the status of a district.
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Orakzai District
ضلع اورکزئی اورکزي ولسوالۍ Orakzai Agency اورکزئی ایجنسئ اورکزي ایجنسئ | |
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Coordinates: 33°43′50.2″N 71°00′54.2″E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Division | Kohat |
Established | 30 November 1973 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas) |
Headquarters | Ghiljo Bazar (Upper Orakzai) Kalaya (Lower Orakzai) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Mr Muhammad Khalid (BPS-18 PAS) |
• District Police Officer | Nazir Ahmed Khan Tanoli (BPS-18 PSP) |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area [1]: 1 | |
• Total | 1,538 km2 (594 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 254,303 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Main language(s) | Pakhto (99.7%)[1]: 16 |
Website | orakzai |
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