Torghar District

Torghar District (formerly known as Kala Dhaka)
ضلع تورغر
تور غر ولسوالۍ
Kala Dhaka District
ضلع کالا ڈهاکہ
کالا ډاکه ولسوالۍ
Confluence of the Indus and Barndo Rivers
Confluence of the Indus and Barndo Rivers
Torghar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Torghar District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 34°36′49″N 72°47′18″E / 34.613573°N 72.788200°E / 34.613573; 72.788200
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
Established2011
HeadquartersJudba
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerZia-ur-Rehman Marwat[1]
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total200,445
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils3
Websitetorghar.kp.gov.pk

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.

  1. ^ Yousaf, Iqra (3 January 2024). "Deputy Commissioner Torghar takes proactive measures to address health department issues". Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". Dawn newspaper. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ Tor Ghar: Kala Dhaka becomes 25th K-P district The Express Tribune newspaper, 28 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2024

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