Lakki Marwat District
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Lakki Marwat لکی مروت |
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| District | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Headquarters | Lakki Marwat |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Meenakhel |
| • District Naib Nazim | Arab Khan PTI |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,164 km2 (1,222 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 815,000 |
| • Density | 155/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
| Website | http://www.lakkimarwat.gkp.pk |
Lakki Marwat (Pashto/Urdu: لکی مروت) is one of the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan. It was created as an administrative district on July 1, 1992, prior to which it was a tehsil of Bannu District.
One story says that long ago a battel was fought between the Marwat tribe and Wazir and Marwat tribe started to unite an army. The army was huge enough that people say almost 1 Lac Marwat. Then the word "Lac" become Lakki therefore, it is called Lakki Marwat.
Third theory about lakki marwat:
In Afghanistan a tribe was living in about 1556 the name of the tribe is marwat tribe,during the Akbar-e-Azam Lord time about 1556-1605
Another story links this name to one Lakki Ram or Lukko Ram, a Hindu trader who is considered to be the original founder of this town. Yet another source claims that the town was initially known as Ihsan Pur.
The second part of the District’s name comes from the warrior tribe of Marwat who has inhabited the entire area for several centuries.
Lakki derives from Pali language, which is equivalent of Laksmi, goddess of beauty and fortune. The last part of its name is emarta'watta means source of elixir. Over time it changed to Marwat. It is a metaphor for the Gambila River.
According to the census of 1998, the district had a population of 490,025. Out of this only a total of 46,878 people or 9.6% of the population was recorded as urban inhabitants., while 443,147 people or 90.4% of the population was recorded as rural dwellers.
The district covers 3,164 km², with population density of 155 people per km², compared to the population density of 233 people per km² in the North-West Frontier Province as a whole. The population density at the 1981 census was 91 people per km², which indicates a high rate of population growth in the intervening 17 years.
The major first language is Pashto, accounting for 99.3% of the population.
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