Lower Kohistan District

Lower Kohistan District

ضلع زیریں کوہستان
ښکته کوهستان ولسوالۍ‎
Lower Kohistan District ضلع زیریں کوہستان; ښکته کوهستان ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	View of Pattan Valley
	Lower Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Hazara
Established	2014
Headquarters	Pattan
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	642 km2 (248 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• Total	340,017
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	2
languages	Kohistani, Hindko & Urdu
Website	lowerkohistan.kp.gov.pk

Lower Kohistan District (Shina: کوہستان, Urdu: ضلع زیریں کوہستان) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Pattan is the district headquarters of Lower Kohistan.^[6]

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