Orakzai District

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 Orakzai with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it attained the status of a district.

Orakzai District
ضلع اورکزئی
اورکزي ولسوالۍ
Orakzai Agency
اورکزئی ایجنسئ
اورکزي ایجنسئ
Village in Orakzai district
Map of Orakzai District
Coordinates: 33°43′50.2″N 71°00′54.2″E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionKohat
Established30 November 1973 (as an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas)
HeadquartersGhiljo Bazar (Upper Orakzai)
Kalaya (Lower Orakzai)
Number of Tehsils4
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  [Tufail khan Commissioner (Pakistan)Tufail khan (BPS-18 PAS) (Tufail khan)
  District Police OfficerNazir Ahmed Khan Tanoli (BPS-18 PSP)
  District Health OfficerN/A
Area
:1
  Total1,538 km2 (594 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total254,303
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Main language(s)Pakhto (99.7%):16
Websiteorakzai.kp.gov.pk
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