Shalpin Explained

Official Name:Shalpin
Settlement Type:Union Council
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Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Swat
Population Total:31626
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
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Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Shalpin is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Union council Shalpin has 3 village councils i.e. Shalpin, Faqira and Bawrai.Village council Faqira includes the following villages: Faqira, Banda, Sholgara and Karal etc.Shalpin is a village of Swat District situated 32 kilometres away from Mingaora. Elevation of the area is 4,300 ft. The most cultivated crops of the area are Wheat and Maize. Shalpin is also famous for its fruits like Peaches locally named is Shaltaloo, Apricots and Persimons. The Shalpin valley is diverse in vegetation. Pashtu is the most common language although few families in the mountain areas maybe speaking kohistani and gujri. Shalpin has a public high School for boys and girls and two private middle Schools. Shalpin also has a basic health Unit. People of Shalpin are highly educated and several alumni of high school are serving at different key positions in the country and abroad.

District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 9 urban.

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References

  1. Web site: POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-23. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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