Hangu District, Pakistan Hangu (Pashto) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district takes its name from the town of Hangu, which is its administrative centre. The name Hangu may also sometimes be applied to the Miranzai Valley which is partly within the district, bordering the Samana Range. Demography The 1998 census counted a total population of 315,000. The major first language is Pashto, spoken natively by 98.8% of the population. History Hangu District was created from part of Kohat on 30 June 1996. Its area starts from a village named Khawaja Khizer (Jawzara), which is the boundary between Kohat and Hangu Districts. Administrative divisions Hangu District is divided into two tehsils: Hangu Thall Constituencies The district comprises two constituencies for the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:The Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) has an overwhelming majority here. NA-9 and now NA-16 have been the stronghold of the party. Maulvi Naimatullah, Syed Ifthikhar Hussain Gilani and Javed Ibrahim Piracha have won consecutively since 1985. In the 2002 elections, PML-N did not run a candidate, but in 2008, Dr. Farooq Bangash, the PML-N NA-16 Candidate, was forced to surrender by the party leadership to ANP Syed Haider Ali Shah, who won marginally from Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). Now the majority and whole control for PTI, In Local body election PTI also gain the main power, and there is still strong opposition of JUI. National Assembly This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-16.[4] Since 2002: NA-16 (Hangu) Provincial Assembly The district is represented by two elected MPAs in the provincial assembly who represent the following constituencies: PK-83 (Hangu-I) PK-84 (Hangu-II) Education Various public and private school and colleges exists in district hangu.