Matta Tehsil
Matta مټه | |
|---|---|
Matta مټه Matta مټه | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′36″N 72°24′27″E / 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Upper 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 |
Matta (Pashto: مټه) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Upper Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[2] Tehsil Matta has the following 13 Wards:[3]
- Pir Kalay
- Arkot
- Tiower
- Bar Tharna
- Gwalarai
- Biha
- Chuprial
- Matta Khararai
- Baidara
- Durushkhela
- Asharai
- Darmai
- Sakhra
- Sherpalum (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.
- ^ "Local Councils (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2013" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "Village/Neighbourhood Council | Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
External links
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places
- United Nations
- Hajj 2014 Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine