Swabi District Explained

Swabi District
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|ضلع صوابی
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|سوابۍ ولسوالۍ
Settlement Type:District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Mardan
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Swabi
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Gohar Ali Khan
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:Haroon Rasheed Khan
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:Dr Abdul Latif
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1543
Population Total:1,894,600
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Main language(s)
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Blank Name Sec1:District Council
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
Blank1 Info Sec1:4
Demographics1 Info1:Pashto
Total Type:Total

Swabi District (Pushto; Pashto: سوابۍ ولسوالۍ) is a district in the Mardan Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within the Mardan District. % of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.

The dominating tribe of Swabi is the Yusufzai, followed by the minor Utmankhel, Ghilzai, Tarakai, Jadoon and Khattak.[1] [2]

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Swabi district has 278,976 households and a population of 1,894,600. The district has a sex ratio of 102.51 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 58.48%: 72.34% for males and 44.50% for females. 519,863 (27.50% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 339,670 (17.93%) live in urban areas.[3]

Religion! colspan="2"
1941[4] 2017[5] 2023[6]
202,41497.71%1,624,39199.93%1,885,37999.74%
2,7471.33%57~0%
1,9680.95%880.01%800.01%
160.01%5420.03%4,6080.24%
Others10~0%4560.03%1060.01%
Total Population207,155100%1,625,477100%1,890,230100%

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.23% of the population spoke Pashto and 2.05% Hindko as their first language.[7]

Education

Swabi District is now home to many excellent educational institutes. But there was no public sector university until 2012. The only degree awarding institution then was private sector Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, which was inaugurated in 1993.[8] In 2012, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa established the first public sector university in Swabi, when it upgraded Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Swabi campus into full-flege University of Swabi[9] [10] while Women University Swabi[11] was established in 2016. Swabi district also has a public sector medical college Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi,[12] which was established in 2014.[13]

The district also has 2 public sector Postgraduate degree colleges: Government Postgraduate College Swabi[14] and Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi.[15]

Administration

Swabi District is currently subdivided into 4 Tehsils.[16]

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Rangez AhmadPK-46 Swabi-I2018
Aqibullah KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-47 Swabi-II2018
Abdul Karim KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-48 Swabi-III2018
Muhammad Ali TarakaiPK-49 Swabi-IV2018
Shahram Khan TarakaiPK-50 Swabi-V2018

Newspaper in Swabi

Currently there are couple of newspaper publishing in Swabi under the supervision of the Swabi Group of Newspapers.

Notable people

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. KP Government - District Swabi
  2. Tarakai Clan of Swabi (2022)
  3. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 . www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE . 14 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Swabi . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11 . .
  8. Web site: Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute. GIK Institute. 2017-12-02.
  9. Web site: University of Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. uoswabi.edu.pk. 2017-12-02.
  10. News: University to be set up in Swabi. Ashfaq. Mohammad. 2012-08-10. DAWN.COM. 2017-12-03. en-US.
  11. Web site: Women University Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. www.wus.edu.pk. 2017-12-02.
  12. Web site: Recognised Medical and Dental Colleges - Pakistan Medical and Dental Association. www.pmdc.org.pk. 2017-12-04.
  13. Web site: Gajju Khan Medical College Home. gkmcs.edu.pk. 2017-12-02.
  14. Web site: Government Postgraduate College Swabi. www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. en. 2017-12-02.
  15. Web site: Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi. www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. en. 2017-12-02.
  16. Web site: Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]]. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2017-11-29.
  17. Web site: Swabi Times Home. swabitimes.pk. 2019-12-02.
  18. Web site: Junaid Khan - espncricinfo.com. www.espncricinfo.com. 2017-12-02.
  19. News: Lion of Kargil- Captain Karnal Sher Khan 18th martyrdom anniversary today. The Nation. 2017-12-02. en-US.
  20. Web site: Captain Karnal Sher Khan. www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. 2017-12-02.
  21. Web site: Asad Qaiser KP Assembly. www.pakp.gov.pk. en-US. 2017-12-02.
  22. Web site: Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan. kp.gov.pk. 2017-12-02.
  23. Web site: Yasir Shah - espncricinfo. www.espncricinfo.com. 2017-12-02.
  24. Web site: Shahram khan KP Assembly. www.pakp.gov.pk. en-US. 2017-12-02.

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