Matta Tehsil

Not to be confused with Matta, Swat.
Matta
مټه
Tehsil
Matta مټه is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Matta مټه
Matta
مټه
Matta مټه is located in Pakistan
Matta مټه
Matta
مټه
Coordinates: 34°55′36″N 72°24′27″E / 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E / 34.9266674; 72.4075101
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Government
 • NazimAbdullah Khan (PTI)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Tehsil465,996
 • Urban
42,647
 • Rural
423,349
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of towns1 (Major)
Number of Union Councils65
Websitewww.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 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]

  1. Pir Kalay
  2. Arkot
  3. Tiower
  4. Bar Tharna
  5. Gwalarai
  6. Biha
  7. Chuprial
  8. Matta Khararai
  9. Baidara
  10. Durushkhela
  11. Asharai
  12. Darmai
  13. Sakhra
  14. Sherpalum (Tigerplace)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Village-Neighbourhood-Councils-Detatails-Annex-D.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Village/Neighbourhood Council | Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

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