Swabi District
ضلع صوابی سوابۍ ولسوالۍ | |
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 Swabi District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Mardan |
| Headquarters | Swabi |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Gohar Ali Khan |
| • District Police Officer | Haroon Rasheed Khan |
| • District Health Officer | Dr Abdul Latif |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,894,600 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 339,670 (17.93%) |
| • Rural | 1,554,930 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | swabi |
Swabi District (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.[2] 96% of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.[3]
The dominating tribe of Swabi is the Yusufzai, followed by the minor Utmankhel, Ghilzai, Tarakai, Jadoon and Khattak.[4][5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023 censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ PCO 1998, p. 1.
- ^ PCO 1998, p. 29.
- ^ KP Government - District Swabi
- ^ Tarakai Clan of Swabi (2022)