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Shangla District
  • شنګله
  • ضلع شانگلہ
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Shangla Top
Bottom: Road near Besham
Location of Shangla district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location of Shangla district in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
HeadquartersAlpuri
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total
1,586 km2 (612 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
759,609
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
District Council28 seats
Number of Tehsils5
Websiteshangla.kp.gov.pk

Shangla District (Template:Lang-ps, Template:Lang-ur) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district's headquarter is located at Alpuri,[2] while the largest city and commercial center is Besham.[citation needed] The district was established in 1995, having previously been a subdivision of Swat District.[3] The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometers.[3] Shangla comprises three subdivisions, Alpuri, Puran and Besham tehsils.

Location

The district is bounded in the north by Kohistan District, in the east by Battagram District and Torghar District, in the west by Swat District, and in the south by Buner District.[3]

History

There are relics of the ancient Greek period at Pirsar, Chakesar and Daut. it is believed that Alexander the Great camped at Pirsar for a few days. There are also relics of the Hindu Shahi in Olandar-Ajmair.[4][better source needed] [5] A number of Buddha sculptures also are also found in district Shangla which indicate that Shangla was also the previous part of Buddhist civilization.

Kamalkhel is one of the Yosufzai clans and kamalkhel is settled in the besham Tehsil of shangla district. The ancestor of kamalkhel tribe was Azizkhel who settled in chakisar shangla from khowazakhila and from Azizkhel many branches emerged which are Kamalkhel.Khodokhel Umarkhel and Mullahkhel.These tribes are now present in Besham Shang Opal and katkoot are living their lifes in these places mentioned above 'Kamalkhel is the sub-tribe of the (Azizkhel Aku zai Yousafzai Pashtun tribe) tribe of Pashtun peoples.[6] Kamal Khel are mostly settled in Shangla Besham Butyal   

Geography

Shangla district consists of small valleys and is situated between the hillocks and surrounded by high mountains full of forests comprising Pindrow Fir, Morinda Spruce, Blue Pine (Kail), Chir Pine and Deodar Cedar trees. The average elevation of the district is 2000 to 3000 meters above sea level.[3] The highest point (3,440 m) is near Kuz Ganrshal in the north of the district.[3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 759,609, of which 386,082 were males and 373,508 females. The entire population was rural. The literacy rate was 33.13% - the male literacy rate was 51.67% while the female literacy rate was 14.50%. 230 people in the district were from religious minorities. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 96.76% of the population. [1]

The district was hit by the 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake in which more than 18 people killed.[7]

The main tribe of Shangla is Yusufzai that contribute more than half of the district population, the dense and well populated area of Shangla is Alpuri tehsil(gwarband) that contribute more than 253000+ of district population, Shangla is one of the unique districts of Pakistan that contains more than 80% of forest land. The youngest noble laurate Malala Yousafzai's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was born in Shangla, however, she herself was born in Mingora, Swat.[8]

Education

In November 2022, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, inaugurated University of Shangla.[9] The university was earlier a campus of University of Swat.[10]

National and provincial assembly

This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-31.[11]

Since 2002: NA-10 (Shangla)

Election Member Party
2002 Engr Amir Muqam MMA
2008 Engr Amir Muqam PML
2013 Dr Ibadullah Khan PML (N)
2018 Dr Ibadullah Khan PML (N)

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Shaukat Ali Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-23 Shangla-I 2018
Faisal Zeb Awami National Party PK-24 Shangla-II 2018

References

  1. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ PCO 1998, p. 8.
  3. ^ a b c d e PCO 1998, p. 1.
  4. ^ Shangla – Government of Pakistan tourism site
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Utman Khel" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 822–823.
  7. ^ "Earthquake death toll rises to 363 in Pakistan - SAMAA".
  8. ^ "Malala Fund".
  9. ^ "CM inaugurates university in Shangla". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  10. ^ "Shangla Campus (Alpuri) – UNIVERSITY OF SWAT". Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  11. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-11-06.

Bibliography

  • 1998 District Census report of Shangla. Census publication. Vol. 106. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

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