Swabi District
Swabi District
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|---|---|
 Location of Swabi District (highlighted in red) within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Headquarters | Swabi |
| Government | |
| • District Nazim | Ameer Rehman |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • District | 1,624,616 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 275,925 |
| • Rural | 1,348,691 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Swabi District (Pashto: سوابۍ,Urdu: صوابی) is a district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It lies between the Indus and Kabul Rivers. Before becoming a district in 1988, it was a tehsil within Mardan District.[2] 96% of the population have Pashto as their first language.[3]
Demographics
The population of Swabi district, according to the 2017 census, is 1,624,616.[4] The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below.[5]
| Census Year | Population | Rural Area | Urban Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 272,279 | 272,279 | None |
| 1961 | 332,543 | 307,862 | 24,681 |
| 1972 | 507,631 | 440,213 | 67,418 |
| 1981 | 625,035 | 566,734 | 58,301 |
| 1998 | 1,026,804 | 847,590 | 179,214 |
| 2017 | 1,624,616 | N/A | N/A |
Education
Swabi District is now home to many excellent educational institutes. But there was no public sector university till 2012. The only degree awarding institution then was private sector Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, which was inaugurated in 1993.[6] In 2012, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa established first public sector university in Swabi, when it upgraded Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Swabi campus into full-flege University of Swabi[7][8] while Women University Swabi[9] was established in 2016. Swabi district also has a public sector medical college Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi,[10] which was established in 2014.[11]
The district also has 2 public sector Postgraduate degree colleges: Government Postgraduate College Swabi[12] and Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi.[13]
Administration
Swabi District is currently subdivided into 4 Tehsils.[4]
Notable People
- Nigar Johar[14][15][16] - Major General, Pakistan Army
- Junaid Khan[17] - Cricketer
- Karnal Sher Khan[18][19] - Military officer
- Khan Roshan Khan - Historian
- Muhammad Arshad Khan - Artist
- Neelam Muneer - Pakistani Actress
- Shahram Khan[20] - Politician
- Yasir Shah[21] - Cricketer
- Asad Qaiser[22] - Speaker of KP Assembly
- Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum[23] - Founder of Islamia College University
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ PCO 1998, p. 1.
- ^ PCO 1998, p. 29.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute". GIK Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "University of Swabi | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". uoswabi.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Ashfaq, Mohammad (10 August 2012). "University to be set up in Swabi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Women University Swabi | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". www.wus.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Recognised Medical and Dental Colleges - Pakistan Medical and Dental Association". www.pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Gajju Khan Medical College | Home". gkmcs.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Government Postgraduate College Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Third woman Major General Nigar Johar belongs to Swabi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Major General Nigar Johar — Pakistan Army's third female two-star officer - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ Dawn.com (14 February 2017). "Nigar Johar becomes the third female major general in Pakistan's history". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Junaid Khan - espncricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Lion of Kargil- Captain Karnal Sher Khan 18th martyrdom anniversary today". The Nation. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Captain Karnal Sher Khan". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Shahram khan | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Yasir Shah - espncricinfo". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Asad Qaiser | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
Bibliography
- 1998 District Census report of Swabi. Census publication. Vol. 83. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
