Malakand District (Pashto: ملاکنډ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع ملاکنڈ) is a district in the Malakand Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Until 1970, it was a part of the Malakand Protected Area of the erstwhile Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) of Pakistan.

Malakand Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Malakand is the second-largest division by population while Mingora, its capital, is the third largest city in the province.

4 days ago · Malakand district/Protected Area is located at a strategically important position in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as it acts as a gateway to Swat, Dir, Chitral and Bajaur. The district is located between 34° 22Ꞌ to 34° 41Ꞌ north latitudes, and 71° 37Ꞌ to 72° 14Ꞌ east longitudes.

Malakand District is a District in Malakand Division Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The District was formed in 1970 as Provincially Administered Tribal Areas, it had previously been a tribal area known as the Malakand Protected Area, part of the Malakand Agency.

Malakand Division is comprising 09 districts i.e. Swat, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir Upper & Lower, Chitral Upper & Lower and Bajaur Tribal District with a total area of 32007 Kms having population of 10 million (Census 2023). Formerly, the districts were princely states of Swat, Dir, Chitral and Malakand Protected Area (Malakand Agency).

The District of Malakand is a district of great geographical importance as it connects Swat, Lower and Upper Dir and Chitral with main cities of KP, like Peshawar, Mardan and Nowshera etc. Besides its geography, the future development of this district relies on sectoral refinement of mining, agriculture and horticulture sectors.

The present day Malakand Division consists of 09 Districts i.e. Malakand, Swat, Dir Lower and Upper, Buner, Shangla, Tribal District Bajaur and Chitral Upper & Lower. It is the largest division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has its borders with Afghanistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Peshawar, Mardan and Hazara Divisions.

Malakand District is bounded in the north by Lower Dir District, in the east by Swat District, in the south east and south west by Mardan and Charsadda districts respectively and in the west by Mohmand and Bajaur agencies. The area of Malakand protected area is 952 km2.

Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan : NOTE: 'Malakand Division' was an administrative division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North West Frontier Province) of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. The ...

Malakand District is a District in Malakand Division Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The District was formed in 1970 as Provincially Administered Tribal Areas, it had previously been a tribal area known as the Malakand Protected Area, part of the Malakand Agency.