Matta Tehsil
Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Matta, Swat.
Matta (Pashto: مټه) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Matta مټه | |
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Coordinates: 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E / 34.9266674; 72.4075101 | |
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 |
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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)