Matta ( ps, مټه) is an administrative subdivision (
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
) of
Swat District
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...
in the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
province of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
.
District Swat has 7
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...
s 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. Tehsil Matta have the following 13 Wards:
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Pir Kalay
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Arcourt
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Tiower
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Bar Tharna
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Gwalarai
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Beha
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Churprial
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Matta Khararai
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Baidara
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Durushkhela
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Asharai
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Darmai
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Sakhra
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Sherpalum (Tigerplace)
Bakoor
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Matta, Swat
Matta ( ps, مټه) is a town in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
It is located about from the central city of Mingora
Mingora ( ps, مینګورہ, ur, ) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lo ...
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Swat District
Swat District (, ps, سوات ولسوالۍ, ) is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. With a population of 2,309,570 per the 2017 national census, Swat is the 15th-largest district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...
References
External links
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring placesUnited NationsHajj 2014 Uploads
Swat District
Tehsils of Swat District
Populated places in Swat District
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