Dara Adam Khel Tehsil
تحصیل درہ آدم خیل دره ادم خېل تحصیل Frontier Region Kohat سرحدی علاقہ کوہاٹ کوهاټ سرحدي سیمه | |
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Tehsil | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Seat | Darra Adam Khel |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 118,578 |
Dara Adam Khel Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This subdivision shares its boundary with Peshawar District to the north, Nowshera District to the east and Orakzai District to the west.[2]
The population in 1998 was 88,500 persons,[3]: 5 98.6% of whom had Pashto as their first language.[3]: 6
The main towns in Kohat subdivision is Darra Adam Khel and Jawaki Adam Khel.
Prior to 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as Kohat Subdivision, and formerly also known as Frontier Region Kohat. The region was located adjacent to the Kohat District, and therefore derives its name from Kohat.