Upper Dir District
Upper Dir District (Pashto: پورتنۍ دیر ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر بالا) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with the Chitral district on the north, Afghanistan on the northwest, the Swat district on the east, and the Lower Dir district on the south. It shares 40 to 50 kilometers border with Afghanistan.
Upper Dir District
ضلع دیر بالا پورتنۍ دیر ولسوالۍ | |
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Location of Upper Dir District (highlighted in red) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa map | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| Established | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Dir |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Gohar Zaman Wazir (BPS-18 PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Mushtaq Ahmad (BPS-18 PSP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,699 km2 (1,428 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 947,401 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,165 |
| • Rural | 902,256 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Main language(s) | Pashto ,: 21 Gawri |
| Website | dirupper |
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