Swat District

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Swat District
स्वात जनपद
ضلع سوات
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Nickname: 
Switzerland of Pakistan[1]
Coordinates: 35°12′N 72°29′E / 35.200°N 72.483°E / 35.200; 72.483Coordinates: 35°12′N 72°29′E / 35.200°N 72.483°E / 35.200; 72.483
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
CapitalSaidu Sharif
Largest cityMingora
Number of Tehsils7
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerShahzad Mehboob (PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMuhammad Umar Khan (PSP)
 • District Health OfficerDr. Muhammad Salim Khan
Area
 • Total5,337 km2 (2,061 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,687,384
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Urban
794,368 (29.56%)
 • Rural
1,893,016
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    48.13%
  • Male:
    61.83%
  • Female:
    33.95%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Area codeArea code 0946
Languages (2017)[4]
Websiteswat.kp.gov.pk

References

  1. Malala Yousafzai 2013.
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2023 census
  3. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  4. Stephen P. Cohen (2004). The Idea of Pakistan. Brookings Institution Press. p. 202. ISBN 0815797613.