Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District (Urdu and Saraiki: ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان, Pashto: دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ), often abbreviated as D.I. Khan is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has an area of 9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi) and a population of 1,627,132 as of the 2017 Census.
Dera Ismail Khan District
ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ | |
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District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Dera Ismail Khan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Headquarters | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Nasrullah Khan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,334 km2 (3,604 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,627,132 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Main language(s) | Saraiki, Pashto |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | dikhan |
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