Matta Tehsil

Matta (Pashto: مټه) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Mattaمټه is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Mattaمټه is located in Pakistan
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Coordinates: 34.9266674°N 72.4075101°E / 34.9266674; 72.4075101
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Government
  NazimAbdullah Khan (PTI)
Population
  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

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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