Kohat District (Pashto: کوهاټ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کوہاٹ) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

From the early sixteenth century, the history of Kohat revolves around three major tribes namely Bangash, Banoori, and Afridi.

These people seemingly established their settlements within the district during the 14th and 15th centuries.

From 16th to 18th centuries, Kohat being the part of Mughal Empire was administered by the chiefs of the two aforementioned tribes.

As of the 2023 census, Kohat district has 169,679 households and a population of 1,234,661.