Bannu District

District Bannu ضلع بنوں بنو ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mound at Akra
Bannu District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Bannu
Headquarters	Bannu
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Mohammad Khan Bangash
• Member of National Assambley	Mualana Nasim Ali Shah
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	1,972 km2 (761 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census of Pakistan)[1]
• Total	1,167,892
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4
Website	bannu.kp.gov.pk

Bannu District (Pashto: بنو ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بنوں) is a district in the Bannu Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its status as a district was formally recorded in 1861 during the British Raj.^[2][3]: 3

This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that collectively form the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It borders North Waziristan to the northwest, Karak to the northeast, Lakki Marwat and Bettani to the southeast, and South Waziristan to the southwest. It is represented in the provincial assembly by four MPAs.^{[3]: 3–16}

Cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment are the major industries in Bannu. It is also known for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers, which originate in the hills of Waziristan. Although Bannu is surrounded by rugged and dry mountains, it is a fertile place, and early English visitors had been known to refer to it as a "paradise" – see the description by Edwardes quoted by Thornton.^{[2][3]: 6–7}