Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa صوبہ خیبر پختونخوا Afghania
Province of Pakistan
Road to Naran Valley.
Flag Seal
Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan
Map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 34°20′35″N 72°10′48″E / 34.34306°N 72.18000°E / 34.34306; 72.18000
Country	Pakistan
Established	1 July 1972
Government
• Legislature	Unicameral (?* seats)
Area
• Total	74,521 km2 (28,773 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	20,215,000
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PST)
Official languages	Pashto · Panjabi · Urdu
Website	khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Urdu: صوبہ سرحد پاکستان) is a province in northwest Pakistan. The capital is Peshawar and it has a population of 14 million people and an area of 28,773 mi² or (74,521 km²). The province was created in 1901 during British rule when it was separated from a Punjab province of the British India Empire.^[source?] A referendum was held in the North West Frontier Province on 2 July 1947. The majority of voters wanted to join with Pakistan, with only a very small number voting to join with India. The province became a part of Pakistan, because of this referendum.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is divided into 26 districts. There are 21 Settled Area Districts and 5 Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) Districts. The administration of the PATA districts is the responsibility the President of Pakistan and the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[1]

1. ↑ "The Constitution". Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-04-27.