Karak District
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| Karak District | |
 Location of Karak District (highlighted in red) within the North-West Frontier province. |
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| Area | km² |
| Population () • Density |
536,000 • /km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• • • {{{seats}}} seats • 3 |
| Main language(s) | |
| Website | [1] |
Karak is a district of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. It is situated to the south of Kohat District and on the north side of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts on the main Indus Highway between Peshawar and Karachi - it is 123 km from the provincial capital Peshawar.
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[edit] History
Until 1940, this whole area was ruled by the Teri Nawab. Teri was the capital and the only Tehsil. It had tappas (satrapies): Teri, Seni, Khurram and Barak. Between 1940 and 1982 it was a part of Kohat, after the July 1, 1982, it has been an independent district with Karak as its capital.
The district is predominantly populated by Khattak tribe, one of the famous tribes of Pashtuns.
[edit] Resources
Karak has one of the largest uranium mines in Pakistan under supervision of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. Gas has been recently discovered in Shakardara and Gurguri areas. Agriculture is the main source of living of people.
[edit] Administration
The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: [1]
| Constituency | MPA | Party |
|---|---|---|
| PF-40 (Karak-1) | Mian Nisar Gul | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| PF-41 (Karak-2) | Malik Qasim | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
[edit] Tehsils
The district of Karak is administratively subdivided into three tehsils.
[edit] Education
District Karak has the highest literacy rate after Islamabad and Wah. Since both Islamabad and Wah are mainly composed of temporarily migrated people, therefore Karak is ranked as the highest educated district.
[edit] Climate
Very hot during the summer temperature touching 45-50C and sand storms are common. However, Lakkara regions are the coolest part in summer where people use blankets at night. The best time to visit is between Nov-April with lush green fields of wheat, grams.
[edit] Wildlife
Diverse wild life across the district with annual hunting season of quails, cranes, black and brown pheasants.
[edit] Fairs
There are a number of Melas (fairs) that take place on a weekly basis, Sabirabad mela on Monday, land kamar mela on Friday and takht-e-e Nasratti mela on Saturday are the most famous fairs of the district with people attending, buying daily food stuff, cattle, also people from neighbouring Bannu attend these fairs.
[edit] Demography
- Total population - 536,000
- Male - 281,244
- Female - 254,756
- Rural population -86%
- Urban population - 14%
- Total Union Councils - 21
- Total Police Stations - 9
- Annual growth rate - 4.26%
- Main clans - Barak sub-tribe of Khattak
- Main Languages - Pushto 99.9%
- Literacy rate Urban 53.84%, Rural 41.07%
- Economically active population 14.3%
[edit] Occupation
- Professionals 9%,
- Technicians 6.7%
- Clerks 5.5%
- Service and shop workers 7.7%
- Agriculture workers 39%
- Craft & related trade workers 1.9%
- Plant & machine operators 8.2%
- Elementary occupations 15.5%
- Armed forces 6.5%
- Hotel Management 0.5%
The oldest high school, police station and veterinary hospital are in Town Teri. Teri is still the most populated town of the District. Seni Khattak are leaving in Tehsil Banda Daud Shah and Barak Khattak are leaving in Karak and Takh-e-Nasrati Tehsil. In the recent time large reservoirs of natural gas and oil at Makori have been discovered in Banda Daud Shah Tehsil. As the Barak Khattak are in majority, therefore, all of the funds allotted for development works by the government have been spent in Karak Tehsil. Because mostly MNA and MPs are selected from Karak Tehsi. Karak has got one of the largest Uranium mines in Pakistan.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
| Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province |  |
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| Capital | Peshawar | |
| Districts | Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla District | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir | |
