Governorates of Gandhara

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Governorates of Gandhara
CategoryUnitary unit
LocationGandhara
Number30 governorates
Populations101,023 (Dabbagh) – 6,442,235 (Nasr)
Areas3,793 km² (Badawi) – 68,709 km² (Balochistan)
GovernmentGovernorance government, National government
SubdivisionsDistrict

Gandhara is divided for administrative purposes into thirty-two administrative divisions, of which thirty are governorates (Arabic: محافظة muḥāfaẓah; pl. محافظات muḥāfaẓāt). Gandhari governorates are the top tier of the country's four-tier jurisdiction hierarchy. The governorates are subdivided into districts. A governorate is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Gandhara and serves at the president's discretion.

In terms of area, Balochistan is the largest governorate with a total area of 68,709 km². Badawi is the smallest at 3,793 km². The second smallest governorate, Nasr with a total area of 4,874 km², is the most populous, with over 6.4 million inhabitants as of 2016. With 101,023 inhabitants, Dabbagh has the smallest population.

Constitutional and legal framework

The Constitution of Gandhara states in Chapter 5 that Gandhara consists of thirty governorates and two autonomous republics. The thirty-two administrative divisions are listed, but the constitution explicitly states that the list of administrative divisions is not exhaustive. This means that no constitutional revision is needed in case a territory joins Gandhara as an administrative division. A new territory can be included in the list of subdivisions during a possible future revision of the constitution to give it its constitutional recognition.

The internal organization of the governorates is regulated by formal law and statutes, as well as their administrative centers. The constitution states that subdivisions of governorates can be established and abolished by formal law. The constitution provides the opportunity for the central government to delegate political powers through devolution to the governorates by statute. Legislation creating devolved parliaments or assemblies can be repealed or amended by the central government. Gandhara therefore forms a decentralised unitary state.

List of governorates

Governorates of Gandhara
Flag Name Capital Area (km²) Population1
Abyad Hayyan 22,493 440,516
Adnan Palmyra 5,375 322,325
Badawi Salabat 3,793 362,744
Balochistan Khushk 68,709 2,246,631
Bayazidi Suran 26,820 331,672
Bazegha Kazmi 33,120 5,912,038
Caesarea Jazari 27,676 401,947
Dabbagh Wada 10,293 101,023
Dimashqi Sirajuddin 21,448 416,740
Dinawar Seriyas 27,961 212,918
Farabi Maslamah 20,223 2,944,461
Haydar Rahman 40,436 489,228
Kashani Thahabi 10,896 324,223
Khani Erdelan 38,057 310,556
Khuzaymah Shatir 15,380 398,487
Kirmani Khaldun 32,328 331,463
Maajid Abia 7,437 571,210
Malekian Sameera 28,518 645,676
Mawardi Behremend 23,937 491,055
Miskawayh Hanafi 9,052 392,013
Morteza Hayat 20,884 640,848
Nasr Manas 4,874 6,442,235
Qumi Tabatabaei 19,484 103,724
Sabbah Enayatullah 17,541 626,439
Sadarak Arslan 31,740 418,226
Sadat Rhea 31,335 4,987,841
Sijistan Zafar 25,438 457,918
Tayran Araz 21,776 281,857
Umayyah Quraysh 13,676 442,812
Wakra Saif al-Din 13,763 467,403
Total 674,463 32,516,229

1 As of 1 January 2016.

See also