Lower Chitral District

Lower Chitral District
موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع‎
ضلع چترال زیریں
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Chitral city with Tirich Mir in the background
Bottom: Chitral Gol National Park
Lower Chitral District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
Established2018
HeadquartersChitral
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Ali Khan (BPS-20 PCS)
 • District Police OfficerIftikhar Shah (PSP)
 • District Health OfficerDoctor Muhammad Shamim
Area
 • Total
6,458 km2 (2,493 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
320,407
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    66.10%
  • Male:
    76.81%
  • Female:
    54.77%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websitelowerchitral.kp.gov.pk

Lower Chitral District (Khowar: موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع; Urdu: ضلع چترال زیریں) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is mainly populated by the ethnic Kho people.

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