Administrative divisions of Pakistan
| Administrative units of Pakistan پاکستان کی انتظامی اکائیاں (Urdu) |
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Also known as: Muhafazah |
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| Category | Federated state |
| Location | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Number | 4 provinces 1 Federal Capital Territory 2 Autonomous territories 1 Federally administered tribal Area |
| Populations | 1,151,868 (Islamabad Capital Territory) – 101,000,000 (Punjab) |
| Areas | 906.0 km2 (349.81 sq mi) (Islamabad Capital Territory) - 347,200 km2 (134,050 sq mi) (Balochistan) |
| Government | Provincial government, Federally Administred Tribal government |
| Subdivisions | District, Agency |
The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, two autonomous and disputed territories, and a group of federally administered tribal areas. Pakistan has three lower tiers of government, including 34 divisions, 149 districts (zillahs), 588 sub-districts (tehsils), and several thousand union councils.
The administrative units as of 2010[update] derived from the administrative units inherited from British India. From independence in 1947 to 1971, Pakistan had two "wings" separated by 1600 kilometres of Indian territory. The eastern wing comprised the single province of East Bengal, which included the Sylhet District from the former British Raj province of Assam. The western wing was formed from three full provinces (North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), West Punjab, and Sindh), one Chief Commissioner's Province (Baluchistan), thirteen princely states, and parts of Kashmir.
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