Matta Tehsil
Matta (Pashto: مټه) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Matta مټه | |
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  Matta مټه  Matta مټه | |
| Coordinates: 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| 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 |
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 council in district Swat, 56 rural and 09 urban.
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.[3] Tehsil Matta have the following 13 Wards:[4]
- Pir Kalay
- Arcourt
- Tiower
- Bar Tharna
- Gwalarai
- Beha
- Churprial
- Matta Khararai
- Baidara
- Durushkhela
- Asharai
- Darmai
- Sakhra
- sherpalum ,or, Tigerplace
Bakoor
References
- "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
- http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf
- http://lgkp.gov.pk/neighbourhood-council/
External links
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places
- United Nations
- Hajj 2014 Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
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