Matta Tehsil
Matta مټه | |
|---|---|
  Matta مټه  Matta مټه | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′36″N 72°24′27″E / 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Abdullah Khan (PTI) |
| Population | |
| • Tehsil | 465,996 |
| • Urban | 42,647 |
| • Rural | 423,349 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 (Major) |
| Number of Union Councils | 65 |
| Website | www.zamaswat.com www.visitswat.com |
Matta (Pashto: مټه) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
District Swat has 7 Tehsils[2] i.e. Tehsil Matta, Tehsil Babuzai, Tehsil Khwaza Khela, Tehsil Barikot, Tehsil Kabal, Tehsil Charbagh and Tehsil Bahrain. Each Tehsil comprises certain numbers of Union Council. There are 65 Union Councils in district Swat, of which 56 are rural and 9 urban.
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[3] Tehsil Matta has the following 13 Wards:[4]
- Pir Kalay
- Arkot
- Tiower
- Bar Tharna
- Gwalarai
- Biha
- Chuprial
- Matta Khararai
- Baidara
- Durushkhela
- Asharai
- Darmai
- Sakhra
- Sherpalum (Tigerplace)
Bakoor
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References
[edit]- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Village-Neighbourhood-Councils-Detatails-Annex-D.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Village/Neighbourhood Council | Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
External links
[edit]- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places
- United Nations
- Hajj 2014 Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
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