Mastuj Tehsil

Mastuj (Urdu: مستوج) is a tehsil of Upper Chitral District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan; Mastuj is the principal settlement. It is located at 36°17'0N 72°31'0E with an altitude of 2359 metres (7742 feet). There are ruins of old fort built originally in 18th century and reconstructed several times.[2][3]

Mastuj Tehsil
تحصیل مستوج
مستوچو تحصیل‎
مستوج تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Mastuj Tehsil is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj Tehsil is located in Pakistan
Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj Tehsil
Coordinates: 36°17′0″N 72°31′0″E
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictChitral
HeadquarterBuni
Government
 • TypeMPA
 • ChairmanSardar Hakeem Khan (PTI)
Elevation
2,359 m (7,740 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total169,240
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Postal Index Number
1710 - 0xx
Websitewww.mastuj.gov.pk

Geography

Adjacent administrative units

Villages

The main villages include Buni, Mastuj, Khouzh, Kargin, Marthing, Chuinj, Parkusap, Reshun, Parwak, Kuragh, Aveer, Chapali and Brep.

Tehsil Mastuj starts right after the end of Baranis, Reshun, Kuragh, Buni, Aveer, Parwak, Mastuj, Chinar, Chuinj, Chapali, Brep, Bang and Meragram are the main beautiful areas of Tehsil Mastuj.[4]

See also

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. "Mastuj fort | Hindukush Heights Chitral". www.hindukush.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
  3. "Forts in Chitral: The manifestation of our culture". 4 December 2013.
  4. Location of Mastuj - Falling Rain Genomics


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