Khwazakhela

Khwazakhela (Urdu: خوازہ خیلہ, Pashto: خوازه خېله) is a town and an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The Name Khwazakhela is Derived From khwazakhel clan of Yousafzai.

Khwaza Khela Tehsil
تحصیل خوازہ خیلہ
خوازه خېله تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Coordinates: 34°56′N 72°28′E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Government
 • Tehsil ChairmanAftab Ali Khan (PTI)
Elevation
1,151 m (3,776 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Tehsil265,571
 • Urban
48,027
 • Rural
217,544
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Khwazakhela town (Tehsil) has 16 villages called the Azikhel. People of Azikhel are from sect of Yousafzai Dynasty. The famous Pakhtoon tribes living in Khwazakhela are Saidan,Khadikhels, Umaikhels, Zareefkhels, Barakhels and Gujjar.

Khwazakhela is famous for the graveyards of Awliya (Saints). Some of which are Mian Baba, Derai Baba, Chinar Baba and Byne Baba. Mian Baba and Byne baba were famous warriors of Syed Dynasty and Chinar Baba was from Shamakhel Dynasty.

Khwazakhela also has the privilege of being at centre of Swat. It has its North-Eastern border with Shangla valley which is a major trade route for the people of Shangla. On the Northern aspect, It shares its border with Behrain Tehsil. The Southern border lies in association with Charbagh Tehsil; The Western along the bank of river swat.

History

Mahmud Ghaznavi, on his way to Hindustan, crossed Khwazakhela many times. He built a mosque which still exists even today by the name of Lwar-e-Jamat. In this mosque there is a ground water well dug in stone.

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Khwazakhela features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Khwazakhela is 18.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 969 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 24 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm.

July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.4 °C.

Climate data for Khwazakhela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)		 13.7
(56.7)		 18.4
(65.1)		 23.8
(74.8)		 29.7
(85.5)		 35.2
(95.4)		 34.6
(94.3)		 33.0
(91.4)		 31.0
(87.8)		 26.5
(79.7)		 20.5
(68.9)		 13.8
(56.8)		 24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 8.6
(47.5)		 12.8
(55.0)		 17.7
(63.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.0
(80.6)		 24.4
(75.9)		 19.3
(66.7)		 13.8
(56.8)		 8.5
(47.3)		 18.1
(64.6)
Average low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)		 3.6
(38.5)		 7.2
(45.0)		 11.7
(53.1)		 16.0
(60.8)		 20.5
(68.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 17.8
(64.0)		 12.2
(54.0)		 7.1
(44.8)		 3.2
(37.8)		 12.0
(53.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

Administrative units

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[3] Tehsil Khwazakhela has following 7 Wards:[4]

  1. Khawazakhela
  2. Shalpin
  3. Shin
  4. Kotanai
  5. Miandam
  6. Fatehpur
  7. Jano


References
  1. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Climate: Khwazakhela - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Local-Government-Elections-Rules-2013.pdf
  4. "Village/Neighbourhood Council | Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-20.


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