Shangla District
Shangla District
ضلع شانگلہ شنګله ولسوالۍ | |
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Top: Shangla Top Bottom: Road near Besham | |
Shangla District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| Headquarters | Alpuri |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 1,586 km2 (612 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 891,252 | |
| • Density | 561.9/km2 (1,455/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 891,252 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| District Council | 28 seats |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | shangla |
Shangla District (Pashto: شنګله ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع شانگلہ) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Alpuri,. The district was established in 1995, having previously been a subdivision of Swat District. The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometers. Shangla comprises five subdivisions, Alpuri, Puran, Chakesar, Martung and Besham tehsils.