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
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.svg.png.webp) Location of Swabi District (highlighted in red) within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Mardan |
| Headquarters | Swabi |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,625,477 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 275,964 |
| • Rural | 1,349,513 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | swabi |
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,625,477, of which 815,828 were males and 809,550 females. Rural population was 1,349,513 (83.02%) while the urban population was 275,964 (16.98%). The literacy rate was 59.06% - the male literacy rate was 73.99% while the female literacy rate was 44.35%. 1,086 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]
The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below.[4]
| 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 | 1,625,477 | 1,349,513 | 275,964 |
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.[5] 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[6][7] while Women University Swabi[8] was established in 2016. Swabi district also has a public sector medical college Gajju Khan Medical College Swabi,[9] which was established in 2014.[10]
The district also has 2 public sector Postgraduate degree colleges: Government Postgraduate College Swabi[11] and Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi.[12]
Administration
Swabi District is currently subdivided into 4 Tehsils.[13]
Provincial Assembly
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangez Ahmad | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-46 Swabi-I | 2018 |
| Aqibullah Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-47 Swabi-II | 2018 |
| Abdul Karim Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-48 Swabi-III | 2018 |
| Muhammad Ali Tarakai | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-49 Swabi-IV | 2018 |
| Shahram Khan Tarakai | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-50 Swabi-V | 2018 |
Newspaper in Swabi
Currently there are couple of newspaper publishing in Swabi under the supervision of the Swabi Group of Newspapers.
- Swabi Times,[14] a weekly publishing newspaper in Urdu.
- Swabi News, a daily publishing newspaper in Urdu.
Notable people
- Najib ad-Dawlah - A main combatant of Third Battle of Panipat
- Haroon Bacha - Pashtun singer, musician, and composer
- Mufti Fareed – Islamic scholar
- Ali Gohar - scholar and restorative justice expert and founder of Just Peace Initiatives
- Bushra Gohar - Politician and Pashtun human rights activist
- Maulana Fazal Ali Haqqani - Minister of Education and member of the NWFP Assembly (then) now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2002 to 2007
- Sardar Ali Haqqani - Islamic scholar
- Gulalai Ismail - Pashtun human rights activist
- Nigar Johar[15][16][17] - Major General, Pakistan Army
- Gaju Khan - A historical pashtun rebel chief and general
- Junaid Khan[18] - Cricketer
- Karnal Sher Khan[19][20] - Military officer
- Khan Roshan Khan - Historian
- Muhammad Arshad Khan - Artist
- Shahram Khan[21] - Politician
- Taskeen Manerwal, Pashto poet
- Asad Qaiser[22] - Speaker of National Assembly
- Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum[23] - First Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province (in 1937) and founder of Islamia College University
- Yasir Shah[24] - Cricketer
References
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- PCO 1998, p. 1.
- PCO 1998, p. 29.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Recognised Medical and Dental Colleges - Pakistan Medical and Dental Association". www.pmdc.org.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "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.
- "Govt Girls Post Graduate College Maneri Swabi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Swabi Times | Home". swabitimes.pk. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
