Torghar District (formerly known as Kala Dhaka)
ضلع تورغر تور غر ولسوالۍ Kala Dhaka District ضلع کالا ڈهاکہ کالا ډاکه ولسوالۍ | |
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Confluence of the Indus and Barndo Rivers | |
![]() Torghar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Coordinates: 34°36′49″N 72°47′18″E / 34.613573°N 72.788200°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Hazara |
Established | 2011 |
Headquarters | Judba |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Zia-ur-Rehman Marwat[1] |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 200,445 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Website | torghar |
Torghar District (Pashto: تور غر ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع تورغر) formerly known as Kala Dhaka (Hindko: کالا ڈهاکہ, English: Black Mountain) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3] It was officially separated from Mansehra District in 2011 under Article 246 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[4]
Primarily, Pashtuns dominate this area. The main Pashtun tribe of Torghar is Yusufzai, which constitutes more than half of the district population.
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