Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(Pashto: منځنۍ پښتونخوا) | |
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Coordinates: 33°0′N 70°10′E / 33.000°N 70.167°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Administrative unit | Federal territory |
Components | 7 Agencies 6 Frontier Regions |
Administrative centre | Peshawar |
Government | |
• Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | Syed Masood Kausar |
Area | |
• Total | 27,220 km2 (10,510 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,176,331 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Website | http://www.fata.gov.pk/ |
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (Urdu: قبائلی علاقہ جات) in Pakistan were areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). The FATA were merged with the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in 2017. Miran Shah was the tribal capital. There are seven areas known as Agencies and six areas known as Frontier Regions.