Central Kurram

Central Kurram is recorded as Central Kurram in the OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative-boundary dataset, under Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This geographical profile uses the dataset’s 9 September 2022 boundary snapshot, reviewed by the publisher on 27 September 2024. It is a dated reference, not confirmation of today’s administrative boundaries.

Central Kurram: boundary reference

  • Source district: Kurram
  • Source province or territory: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Humanitarian boundary identifier: PK51801 (not a postal code)
  • Area reported in the boundary file: 1,470.95 square kilometres
  • Dataset centre latitude: 33.697314° N
  • Dataset centre longitude: 70.491704° E
  • South–north extent: 33.4146° N to 33.9803° N
  • West–east extent: 70.2353° E to 70.7536° E

The area is the source polygon’s mapped area, not a newly verified legal land-area total. Extents were calculated from that polygon. The centre is a dataset reference coordinate; it is not necessarily the town centre, a government office or an entrance.

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Nearby dataset reference points

  • Upper Orakzai — Orakzai district; approximately 19.9 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Lower Kurram — Kurram district; approximately 24.3 km between the two dataset centres.
  • Tall — Hangu district; approximately 38.5 km between the two dataset centres.

These are straight-line distances calculated from the source coordinates, not driving distances or proof that the administrative units share a border. For routes, select an actual settlement or destination on a current map.

District and postal lookup

Browse Kurram for the administrative areas and available postal-directory links held on this website. Use the precise post-office or locality name for mail. Neither the boundary identifier nor a single town’s postal code covers every address in the mapped unit.

Source and date

OCHA/HDX Pakistan administrative boundaries, version 01, administrative level 3 feature PK51801. Source organisation: World Food Programme SDI; quality-assured and published by OCHA FIS and HDX. Source boundary date: 9 September 2022; publisher review: 27 September 2024. Download the source GeoJSON archive. Attribution: CC BY 3.0 IGO. Figures are rounded for display; bounds and nearby-point distances are derived here. Source checked: 30 October 2026.

Administrative context

This directory lists Central Kurram as a tehsil under Kurram. Follow the parent link to explore the wider area.

Other tehsils listed under Kurram

Location details

Type
Tehsil
Local name
Central Kurram
Country
Pakistan

Map reference point

This marker shows the saved reference coordinates for Central Kurram. It is not an administrative boundary, a verified office entrance or a navigation destination.

Latitude: 33.697000   Longitude: 70.492000

Record source / review note: 2026-05-19 (Open Admin Data / OCHA COD-AB). This is the saved record note, not a new verification of the point.

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