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Most of the divisions were named after the divisional capitals, with some exceptions. From 1955 to 1970, the One Unit policy meant that there were only two provinces – East and West Pakistan. East Pakistan had the same divisions as East Bengal had previously, but West Pakistan gradually gained seven new divisions to add to the original six.
In 1960, the federal capital was moved from Karachi to Rawalpindi and in 1961, the Federal Capital Territory was also merged into West Pakistan. In 1966, the capital was again moved to the newly constructed city of Islamabad. In 1962, Dacca was made the legislative capital of the country due to East Pakistan's high population. [14]
The capitals of the provinces and territories of Pakistan have remained the same since the 1970s when the current administrative structure was established. All four provincial capitals are the largest cities of their respective provinces. Pakistan has a total population of 207,774,520 according to the 2017 census estimate. [5]
Six divisions in Sindh: Hyderabad, Karachi, Larkana, Mirpur Khas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur One division serving as the federal capital: Islamabad Capital Territory This map was made using QGIS and Inkscape, and the sources for it include raster data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for internal divisional borders and IPUMS' World Map ...
Clickable map of the four provinces and three federal territories of Pakistan. A clickable map of Pakistan exhibiting its administrative units.
61 provinces Pakistan: Federal 4 provinces 2 autonomous territories: 38 divisions: 168 districts: 596 Tehsils: Almost 6,000 Union Councils: 1 federal capital territory: 5 zones 27 union councils Palau: Unitary 16 states: town council(s) [28] village hall(s) [29] [30] traditional villages [31] Palestine: Unitary 16 governorates: 121 municipal ...
Provinces of Pakistan ... Capitals of Pakistan (7 C, 8 P) D. Districts of Pakistan (9 C, 11 P) Divisions of Pakistan (6 C, 8 P) F. Former subdivisions of Pakistan ...
Pages in category "Divisions of Pakistan" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...