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Bajaur or Bajur or Bajour is an Agency (country subdivision) of the Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. Smallest of the agencies in FATA, it has a hilly terrain. According
to the 1998 census, the population was 595,227 but other more recent estimates it has grown to
757,000. It borders Afghanistan,s Kunar Province with a 52 km border. The headquarters of the
Agency administration is located in the town of Khaar. Bajour is inhabited almost exclusively by
Tarkani (Tarkalani) Pashtuns, and there are their main sub-tribes in Bajaur: Utman Khel, Tarkalanri,
Mamund (Kakazai, Wur and Salarzai) as well as a small population of Safis. The Utman Khel are at
the southeast of Bajaur, while Mamund are at the southwest, and the Tarkani are at the north of
Bajaur. Its border with Afghanistan,s Kunar province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistan
and the region.