Kohistan District, Pakistan
former district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Kohistan District (Urdu: کوہستان) was a district within the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Consisting of eastern portion of the larger Kohistan region, it was bifurcated into two districts in 2014: Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan. In 2017, the Lower Kohistan District was further bifurcated and a district Kolai-Palas was established. It has an area of 7,492 square kilometres (2,893 sq mi) and a population of 472,570 according to the 1998 Census.
Geographically, Kohistan stretched from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to the Mansehra District in the east to the Battagram District and Shangla and Swat districts in the west.
History
The Kohistan region is mainly inhabited by the speakers of Dardic languages, commonly known as Kohistani people. Until 1 May 1934 Indus Kohistan was included in the Gilgit Agency, when its control was transferred to the North Western Frontier Province. However, its area continued to be counted in the total area of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After independence, Indus Kohistan became part of NWFP, and after it was renamed, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Geography
The district lies between 34° 54′ and 35° 52′ north latitudes and 72° 43′ and 73° 57′ east longitudes.
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