Lower Dir District
Lower Dir District
ضلع دیر زیریں ښکته دير ولسوالۍ | |
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Timergara, the district headquarters | |
Lower Dir District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′N 71°51′E / 34.850°N 71.850°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| Headquarters | Timergara |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Fawad (BPS-20 PCS) |
| • District Police Officer | Ikramullah Khan (BPS-18 PSP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,583 km2 (611 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,650,183 |
| • Density | 1,042/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 47,855 (2.90%) |
| • Rural | 1,602,327 |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | PST |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | dirlower |
Lower Dir District (Pashto: ښکته دير ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع دیر زیریں) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Timergara is the district's headquarters and largest city. The Lower Dir district was formed in 1996, when Dir District was divided into Upper Dir and Lower Dir districts. On 22 January 2023, both Lower Dir and Upper Dir districts were further bifurcated to create a new Central Dir District.
Lower Dir district borders with Swat District to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Upper Dir to the north and Malakand and Bajaur District to the south.