Swabi District
Swabi District
ضلع صوابی صوابۍ ولسوالۍ | |
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Swabi District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Mardan |
| Headquarters | Swabi |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Nasr Ullah Khan |
| • District Police Officer | Azhar Khan |
| • District Health Officer | Dr Abdul Latif |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,543 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,894,600 |
| • Density | 1,228/km2 (3,180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 339,670 (17.93%) |
| • Rural | 1,554,930 (82.07%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | swabi |
Swabi District (Pashto: سوابۍ ولسوالۍ) 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. 96% of the population speaks Pashto as their first language.
The dominating tribe of Swabi is the Yusufzai, followed by the minor Utmankhel, Lodi, Tarakai, Jadoon and Khattak.