Kohistan District, Pakistan
Indus Kohistan
کوہستان | |
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Location of the former Kohistan District (highlighted in red) in Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′N 73°30′E / 35.250°N 73.500°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 1 October 1976-2014 |
| Headquarters | Dasu |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,492 km2 (2,893 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 784,711 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Kohistan District, also known as Indus Kohistan (Kohistani: سندھُ کوستَیں) and Hazara Kohistan, was a district within the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Consisting of eastern portion of the larger Kohistan region, it was bifurcated into two districts in 2014: Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan. In 2017, the Lower Kohistan District was further bifurcated and a district Kolai-Palas was established. It has an area of 7,492 square kilometres (2,893 sq mi) and a population of 472,570 according to the 1998 Census.
Geographically, Kohistan stretched from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to the Mansehra District in the east to the Battagram District and Shangla and Swat districts in the west.