HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Health Statistics
NWFP is divided into 24 districts, the capital of NWFP is Peshawar. It is the third most densely populated province of the country. It has a total area of 74,521 square kilometers. It is a passage way between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.

Table-1: NWFP Area and Population Distribution (2005)

Area in square kilometer	74,521
Population in millions	20.956
Urban in Percent	17
Rural in percent	83
Population Density / sq. Km	281
Annual Growth in Percent	2.4

Sources: www.infopak.gov.pk , www.pakistanecnomist.com

Table-2: Administrative District with Health Facilities

Districts	24
Tehsils/Sub-tehsils*	34
Union Councils (UC)	667
UC with Health Facilities	667
Villages and settlements	7,740

Source: Census of Pakistan 1998
*Tehsil is a sub-administrative unit of a district, comprising of several union councils

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