Bannu Division

Bannu Division

بنوں ڈویژن
بنو څانګه‎
Bannu Division بنوں ڈویژن; بنو څانګه‎
Division
	Images, from top down, left to right: The city of Bannu; A village in Lakki Marwat District; The Kurram River at Bannu; A scene in North Waziristan; Another scene in North Waziristan
	Bannu Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Coordinates: 32°40′00″N 70°36′00″E / 32.66667°N 70.60000°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Parwaiz Sabatkhel (BPS-20 PCS)
• Regional Police Officer	Syed Ashfaq Anwar (BPS-20 PSP)
Area A
• Total	9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi)
Population (2017 Pakistani Census) A
• Total	2,656,801
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
National Assembly Seats (2018)	Total (3) B PTI (1); MMA (1); Indep. (1);
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Seats (2018)	Total (9) PTI (4); MMA (3); PPP (1); Indep. (1);
Website	cbd.kp.gov.pk

Bannu Division is one of seven divisions in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It consists of three districts: Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and North Waziristan.^[2]^[6] According to the 2017 Pakistani Census, the division had a population of 2,656,801,^[2] making it the least populous division in the province, but it spans 9,975 km² (3,851 sq mi) of area,^[1] and this makes it the third-smallest division by area in the province. Lakki Marwat is the largest city of Bannu Division, with around 60,000 people, while the division's namesake and second-largest city is Bannu, with just under 50,000 people. The division borders Dera Ismail Khan Division to the south and west, Kohat Division to the north and east, and the province of Punjab, Pakistan to its east. CNIC code of Bannu Division is 11.

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