Swabi District
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Swabi District (Pashto: سوابۍ ولسوالۍ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within the Mardan District.[1] 96% of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.[2]
This article is about the Swabi district. For the tehsil, see Swabi Tehsil. For the city, see Swabi.
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Swabi District
ضلع صوابی سوابۍ ولسوالۍ | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Division | Mardan |
Headquarters | Swabi |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Gohar Ali Khan |
• District Police Officer | Haroon Rasheed Khan |
• District Health Officer | Dr Abdul Latif |
Area | |
• Total | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,894,600 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 275,964 |
• Rural | 1,349,513 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Website | swabi |
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The dominating tribe of Swabi is the Yusufzai, followed by the minor Utmankhel, Ghilzai, Tarakai, Jadoon and Khattak.[3][4]