Swabi District

Swabi District (Pashto: سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع صوابی) 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]

Swabi District
ضلع صوابی
سوابۍ ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Kunal River at Maini
Bottom: Sunset at Jalbai
Location of Swabi District (highlighted in red) within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location of Swabi District (highlighted in red) within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMardan
HeadquartersSwabi
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,543 km2 (596 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,625,477
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
275,964
 • Rural
1,349,513
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4
Websiteswabi.kp.gov.pk

The dominating tribe of Swabi is the Yusufzai, followed by the minor Utmankhel, Ghilzai, Tarakai and Khattak.[4][5]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 272,279—    
1961 332,543+2.02%
1972 507,631+3.92%
1981 625,035+2.34%
1998 1,026,804+2.96%
2017 1,625,477+2.45%
Sources:[6]

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 211,328 households and a population of 1,625,477. Swabi had a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 59.06% - 73.99% for males and 44.35% for females. 275,964 (16.98%) lived in urban areas. 28.05% of the population was under 10 years of age. 1,086 (0.07%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians and Ahmadis.[1]

Languages of Swabi district (2017)

  Pashto (95.49%)
  Hindko (2.93%)
  Others (1.58%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 95.49% of the population spoke Pashto and 2.93% Hindko as their first language.[1]

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.[7] 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[8][9] while Women University Swabi[10] was established in 2016. Swabi district also has a public sector medical college Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi,[11] which was established in 2014.[12]

The district also has 2 public sector Postgraduate degree colleges: Government Postgraduate College Swabi[13] and Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi.[14]

Administration

Swabi District is currently subdivided into 4 Tehsils.[15]

Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
Rangez AhmadPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-46 Swabi-I2018
Aqibullah KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-47 Swabi-II2018
Abdul Karim KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-48 Swabi-III2018
Muhammad Ali TarakaiPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-49 Swabi-IV2018
Shahram Khan TarakaiPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-50 Swabi-V2018

Newspaper in Swabi

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

  • Swabi Times,[16] a weekly publishing newspaper in Urdu.
  • Swabi News, a daily publishing newspaper in Urdu.

Notable people

References
  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. PCO 1998, p. 1.
  3. PCO 1998, p. 29.
  4. KP Government - District Swabi
  5. Tarakai Clan of Swabi (2022)
  6. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute". GIK Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "University of Swabi | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". uoswabi.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. Ashfaq, Mohammad (10 August 2012). "University to be set up in Swabi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. "Women University Swabi | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". www.wus.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. "Recognised Medical and Dental Colleges - Pakistan Medical and Dental Association". www.pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  12. "Gajju Khan Medical College | Home". gkmcs.edu.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. "Government Postgraduate College Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  14. "Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  15. "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  16. "Swabi Times | Home". swabitimes.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  17. "Third woman Major General Nigar Johar belongs to Swabi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  18. "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.
  19. Dawn.com (14 February 2017). "Nigar Johar becomes the third female major general in Pakistan's history". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  20. "Junaid Khan - espncricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  21. "Lion of Kargil- Captain Karnal Sher Khan 18th martyrdom anniversary today". The Nation. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  22. "Captain Karnal Sher Khan". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  23. "Shahram khan | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  24. "Asad Qaiser | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  25. "Khan Bahadur Sahibzada Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan". kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  26. "Yasir Shah - espncricinfo". www.espncricinfo.com. 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.
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