the district is ranked 14 out of 155. It is vast improvement from Rankings of 2016, when the quality of education ranking was 71 out of 151 while facilities and infrastructure, the district was ranked 42 out of 151. Administration and politics The district is administratively divided into 3 Tehsils. Nowshera Tehsil Jehangira Tehsil Pabbi Tehsil Union councils The district is divided into 47 Union Councils. The largest by area is Nizampur & the smallest by area is Pabbi. Nowshera Chowki Town Tarkha Pabbi Dagi Banda Akbarpura Chowkai Taru Jabba Mohib Banda Aman Kot Kurvi Dag Behsud Dag Ismail Khel Saleh Khana Shah Kot Nizampur Kheshgi Bala Kheshgi Payan Aza Khel Pir Piai Ganderhi Rashakai Risalpur Gandaree Amangarh Manki Sharif Pahari Kati Khel Kahi Ziarat Kaka Sahib Badrashi Pir Sabaq Zaramiana Misri banda Mughalki (Nandrak) Jehangira Akora Khattak Mera Akora Khattak Shaidu Adamzai Chasmai Inzari Mandoori Khairabad Nawan Killi Towns and villages The main towns in Nowshera District are Nowshera city (Capital), Badrashi, Pabbi, Jalozai, Akora Khattak, Jehangira, Risalpur, Khairabad and Nizampur. The main villages are below. Ziarat Kaka sahib Durran Khawrai Kheshgi Bala Kheshgi Payan Dag Behsud Chowki Drab Dagi Jadeed Dagi Qadeem Banda Nabi Shaidu Azakhel Bala Azakhel Payan Rashakai Pirpiai Misri banda Pir Sabaq Taru Jabba Kurvi Dak Ismail Khel Chapri Saleh Khana Jabba Khattak Kotli Kalan Shah Kot spin kana kalan Jalozai Speen Khak Jaroba Mughalki pushtoon ghari Dheri Kati Khel Palosi Payan Palosi Bala Meraji Cantonments These cantonments were created by the British Raj. There are three cantonments in Nowshera District: Nowshera Cantonment Cherat Cantonment Risalpur Cantonment Provincial and National Assembly seats The district has 5 Provincial Seats in The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Provincial Assembly The district has 2 National Assembly Seats in The National Assembly of Pakistan. Since 2002: NA-5 (Nowshera-I) Since 2002: NA-6 (Nowshera-II) The District is currently represented by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf who won all 7 Seats in the recent elections. Geography The following are the rivers which flow through the Nowshera District. Bara River Kabul River Kal Pani River Some of the most famous parks are as follows: Kund Park Mangloot Wildlife Park Aza Khel Park Jinnah Park Cherat Chapri Wildlife Park After the launch of CPEC project, Rashakai village of Nowshera is now an Economic Zone of KPK. Highways and motorways N-5 National Highway N-45 National Highway (Nowshera-Chitral) M1 Motorway Swat Motorway Military history Military installations Pakistan Air Force Academy Risalpur Cantt