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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Administration
Full nameKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
Official nameNorth-West Frontier Province
Native nameخیبر پښتونخوا
Native name langpus
CountryPakistan
EstablishedJuly 1, 1970
Government
CapitalPeshawar
TypeProvince
BodyProvincial Assembly
GovernorSyed Masood Kausar
Chief MinisterAmeer Haider Khan Hoti
High CourtPeshawar High Court
Geography
Total Area28765.1 sq mi (74521 km2)
Demography
Total Population20215000 (2008 est.)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePST (UTC+5)
Main Language(s){{unbulleted list|Pashto (majority)|Urdu (national)|English (official)|Hindko (regional)|Khowar (regional)}} Other: Kohistani, Saraiki, Punjabi
Assembly seats124
Districts25
Union Councils986

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( -urˈxɛːbər pəxˈt̪uːnxwaː, -psxaibər paʂtunxwɑ, locally Pukhtunkhwa -pspuxtunxwɑ), formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country. It borders Afghanistan to the north-west, Gilgit-Baltistan to the north-east, Azad Kashmir to the east, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to the west and south, Balochistan to the south and Punjab and the Islamabad Capital Territory to the south-east.

The main ethnic group in the province is the Pashtuns; other smaller ethnic groups include most notably the Hazarewals and Chitralis. The principal languages are Pashto, locally referred to as Pukhto.

The provincial capital is Peshawar, locally referred to as Pekhawar.


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