Tiers/Provinces of Pakistan
Tiers of Pakistan
The diagram below outlines the six tiers of government:
| Country (i.e. Pakistan) | |||||||||||||||||
| Province (e.g. Punjab Province) | |||||||||||||||||
| Division (e.g. Rawalpindi Division) | |||||||||||||||||
| District (e.g. Jhelum District) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tehsil (e.g. Sohawa Tehsil) | |||||||||||||||||
| Union Council (e.g. Domeli UC) | |||||||||||||||||
1:Balochistan
Established
1 July 1970
Provincial Capital
Quetta
Largest city
Quetta
Area
- Total
347,190 km2 (134,050.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
Total
7,800,000
Provincial Assembly seats
65
Districts
30
Towns
Union Councils
86
2:Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Established
July 1, 1970
Capital
Peshawar
Largest city
Peshawar
Area
Total
74,521 km2 (28,772.7 sq mi)
Population (2008 est.)
Total
20,215,000
Assembly seats
124
Districts
25
Towns/Union Councils
9863:Punjab
Established
1 July 1970
Capital
Lahore
Largest city
Lahore
Area
Total
205,344 km2 (79,283.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
Total
81,330,531
Assembly seats
371
Including 66 for women and 8 for minorities
Districts
36
Tehsils/Towns
127
Rivers---Beas Ravi Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers Indus
Established
1 July 1970
Capital
Karachi
Largest city
Karachi
Area- Total
140,914 km2 (54,407.2 sq mi)
Population (2009 est.)[
- Total
35,470,648
Assembly seats
168
Districts
23
Towns
119
Union Councils
1108
5:Islamabad Capital Territory
Districts-------------------------1
Area(sq.km)-------------------906
Population----------------------805,000
6:Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
Districts-------------------------7 tribal agencies and 6 frontier regions
Area(sq.km)-------------------27,220Population----------------------3,176,000>7:Azad Kashmir
Districts-------------------------10
Area(sq.km)-------------------13,297
Population----------------------2,972,500
8:Gilgit-Baltistan
Districts-------------------------7
Area(sq.km)-------------------72,971
Population----------------------1,800,000
Current Administrative Units of Pakistan
| English name | Abbreviation | Capital | Emblem | Flag | Map | Population (2017) | Area (km²)[9] | Density (per km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azad Jammu and Kashmir[a] | AJK | Muzaffarabad |  |  | .svg) | 4,045,366 | 13,297 | 223.55 | |
| Balochistan | BL | Quetta |  |  | .svg) | 12,344,408 | 347,190 | 37.91 | |
| Gilgit-Baltistan[a] | GB | Gilgit |  |  | _(claims_hatched).svg) | 2,441,523 | 64,817 | 19.75 | |
| Islamabad Capital Territory | ICT | Islamabad |  | _(claims_hatched).svg) | 2,006,572 | 906 | 1,271.38 | ||
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | KP | Peshawar |  |  | .svg) | 35,525,047 | 101,741 | 349.17 | |
| Punjab | PJ | Lahore |  |  | .svg) | 110,012,442 | 205,344 | 445.01 | |
| Sindh | SN | Karachi |  |  | .svg) | 47,886,051 | 140,914 | 392.05 | |
| Pakistan | PK | Islamabad |  |  |  | 214,261,409 | 874,209 | 223.79 |
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