Dera Ismail Khan District

Dera Ismail Khan District
ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان
دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ
Top: Hindu-Buddhist ruins at Kafir Kot
Bottom: Lal Marah Tombs
Dera Ismail Khan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dera Ismail Khan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionDera Ismail Khan
HeadquartersDera Ismail Khan
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerNasrullah Khan
Area
 • Total9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,829,811
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Main language(s)Saraiki, Pashto
Number of Tehsils5
Websitedikhan.kp.gov.pk

Dera Ismail Khan District (Urdu and Saraiki: ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان, Pashto: دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ), often abbreviated as D.I. Khan is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi) and a population of 1,829,811 as of the 2023 Census.[2]

  1. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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