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Upper Chitral District
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<h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <p>Chitral has a warm steppe climate influenced by the <a href="/facts/Hindu_Kush/Xj1U6Rsj">Hindu Kush</a> mountain range. Summers are pleasantly warm without ever getting too hot. Winters are extremely cold; longer periods with subzero temperatures are not uncommon. Precipitation figures here are higher than in other regions in <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a>. </p> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Pop.</th><th>±% p.a.</th></tr><tr><th>1961 </th><td>58,213</td><td>— </td></tr><tr><th>1972 </th><td>71,383</td><td>+1.87%</td></tr><tr><th>1981 </th><td>86,919</td><td>+2.21%</td></tr><tr><th>1998 </th><td>133,815</td><td>+2.57%</td></tr><tr><th>2017 </th><td>169,297</td><td>+1.25%</td></tr><tr><th>2023 </th><td>195,528</td><td>+2.43%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Sources:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/facts/2023_Pakistani_census/rPsLFCb0">2023 census</a>, Upper Chitral district has 26,365 households and a population of 195,528. The district has a sex ratio of 105.75 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 73.83%: 84.87% for males and 62.11% for females. 44,351 (22.73% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In the 2023 census, 782 (0.40% of the surveyed population) people were from religious minorities, half Christians and half 'Other' religions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>99.84% of the population spoke languages recorded as 'Other' on the census. The main language is <a href="/facts/Khowar_language/yXwAQvfo">Khowar</a>, sometimes called Chitrali, spoken by the Dardic <a href="/facts/Kho_people/e51lSEBP">Kho</a>. <a href="/facts/Wakhi_language/fQJlgw73">Wakhi</a> is spoken in the northern regions along the Afghan border.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="administrative-divisions">Administrative Divisions</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Tehsil<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></th><th>Area<p>(km²)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></p></th><th>Pop.<p>(2023)</p></th><th>Density<p>(ppl/km²)</p><p>(2023)</p></th><th>Literacy rate<p>(2023)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></p></th><th>Union Councils</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Buni_Tehsil/e1JhWLGh">Buni Tehsil</a></td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mulkoh Tehsil</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Torkoh_Tehsil/0g3pESXf">Torkoh Tehsil</a></td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td>...</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mastuj_Tehsil/kIrfbCTx">Mastuj Tehsil</a></td><td>8,392</td><td>195,528</td><td>23.3</td><td>73.83%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="national-assembly">National Assembly</h2> <p>The district along with Lower Chitral District is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in <a href="/facts/Pakistan_National_Assembly/UWXYFunH">Pakistan National Assembly</a>. Its constituency is <a href="/facts/NA-1_(Chitral)/JIJbSxEJ">NA-1</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Member of National Assembly</th><th>Party Affiliation</th><th>Year</th></tr><tr><td>Abdul Akbar Khan</td><td><a href="/facts/Muttahida_Majlis-e-Amal/ASd40K2W">Muttahida Majlis e-Amal</a></td><td>2018</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="provincial-assembly">Provincial Assembly</h2> <p>The district along with Lower Chitral District is represented by one elected MPA in the <a href="/facts/Provincial_Assembly_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa/zIGuHXq5">provincial assembly</a> who represent the following constituencies:PK-1 </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Pakistan_by_population/RCRTYT81">List of cities in Pakistan by population</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Azad_Jammu_%2526_Kashmir_by_population/GmtqTbND">List of cities in Azad Jammu & Kashmir by population</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Gilgit-Baltistan_by_population/p2Y2m4cg">List of cities in Gilgit-Baltistan by population</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa_by_population/8ImtxB2g">List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Balochistan%2c_Pakistan_by_population/zjyBShM3">List of cities in Balochistan by population</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Sindh_by_population/sstI4l0r">List of cities in Sindh by population</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_Punjab%2c_Pakistan_by_population/K8D6cKMs">List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tehsils_in_Pakistan/DbxPjGID">Tehsils of Pakistan</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tehsils_of_Punjab%2c_Pakistan/bF1YoGdD">Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa/ar8TFBy3">Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tehsils_of_Balochistan/ajIfYuTA">Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tehsils_of_Sindh/KtQ0KeAW">Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tehsils_of_Azad_Kashmir/HGTRzrMR">Tehsils of Azad Kashmir</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_tehsils_of_Gilgit-Baltistan/8A3qts4S">Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Pakistan/pL8qUdQv">Districts of Pakistan</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa/ar8TFBy3">Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Punjab%2c_Pakistan/KqMPX9la">Districts of Punjab, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Balochistan/Pue4DqsP">Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Sindh/22DSYQpM">Districts of Sindh, Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Azad_Kashmir/eDfRYWyQ">Districts of Azad Kashmir</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_districts_in_Gilgit-Baltistan/V1xCpJ6R">Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Upper Chitral gets status of separate district". dawn.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854" target="_blank">https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Upper Chitral gets the status of separate district". 21 November 2018. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854" target="_blank">https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Upper Chitral gets status of separate district". dawn.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020. <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854" target="_blank">https://www.dawn.com/news/1446854</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_9.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_9.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_11.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_11.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names <a href="http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html" target="_blank">http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION AGE (5-16) BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF). <a href="https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_12.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_12.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>