Kohat Division

Kohat Division

کوہاٹ ڈویژن
کوهاټ څانګه‎
Kohat Division کوہاٹ ڈویژن; کوهاټ څانګه‎
Division
	Images, from top down, left to right: The tomb of a Durrani prince in the city of Kohat; The Hangu-Kohat road, connecting Hangu and Kohat, two of the Division's major cities; A scene in Kurram District; Mountains in Orakzai District; Fields in Karak District
	Kohat Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Coordinates: 33°30′00″N 71°03′00″E / 33.50000°N 71.05000°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area A
• Total	12,377 km2 (4,779 sq mi)
Population (2017 Pakistani Census) A
• Total	3,211,458
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
National Assembly Seats (2018)	Total (6) B PTI (4); MMA (1); PPP (1);
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Seats (2018)	Total (10) PTI (4); MMA (3); Indep. (2); JUI(F) (1);
Website	ckd.kp.gov.pk

Kohat Division is one of the seven divisions in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of five districts: Hangu, Karak, Kohat, Kurram, and Orakzai.^[2]^[6] According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the division had a population of 3,211,458,^[2] making it the third-least populous division in the province. Its area is 12,377 km² (4,779 sq mi).^[1] Thus, it is also the fourth-largest division by area in the province. Kohat is the division's largest city and its namesake. Kohat city has a population of 220,000. The division borders Bannu Division to the south and west, Peshawar Division to the north and east, the province of Punjab to the east, and Afghanistan to the northwest. CNIC code of Kohat Division is 14.

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