Frontier Region Lakki Marwat

Location of the Frontier Regions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas

The Frontier Region Lakki Marwat (Pashto: د لکۍ مروتو سرحدي سيمه‎; often abbreviated as FR Lakki Marwat) is a small administrative unit in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The region is named after Lakki Marwat District which lies to the northeast.[1] It is administered by the district coordination officer (DCO) of Lakki Marwat District.[2] The overall administration of the Frontier Regions is carried out by the FATA Secretariat based in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

Demography

The 1998 census counted a population of 6,990, 98.5% of which have Pashto as a first language and 1.1% – Punjabi.[3]

Education

According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, FR Lakki Marwat is ranked 132 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 79 out of 148.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historical background and administrative profile of the FR Lakkir Marwat". FATA Secretariat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Administrative System". FATA Secretariat. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  3. ↑ 1998 census report of Tribal Area AdjoiningFR Lakki MarwatDistrict. Census publication. 151. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2001.
  4. ↑ "Individual district profile link, 2015". Alif Ailaan. Retrieved 2015-05-07.

Coordinates: 32°28′N 70°11′E / 32.47°N 70.19°E / 32.47; 70.19

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