What is Swat District?
{{Infobox settlement | name = Swat District | official_name = | native_name = {{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|سوات ولسوالۍ}}}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = The Valley of Swat | image_skyline = Clouds floating upwards.jpg | image_caption = | nickname = [[Switzerland]] of Pakistan | image_map = }} [[File:Pakistan - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Swat.svg|thumb|Map of Swat district]] '''Swat District''' is a [[district]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]]. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main city in Swat is Mingora. It was a princely state until 1969, when it was dissolved and made part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the third largest district in KPK with a population of 2,309,570. It is mainly populated by [[Pashtuns]] who speak the [[Pashto language]]. With many lakes, green meadows and mountains, it is popular with tourists. == Location == Swat is surrounded by Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir in the West, Gilgit-Baltistan in North, Upper and Lower Kohistan, Buner and Shangla in the East and south East. == Administrative divisions == The District of Swat is subdivided into 7 [[Tehsil]]s<ref>http://lgkp.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Village-Neighbourhood-Councils-Detatails-Annex-D.pdf</ref> i.e. # [[Babuzai|Tehsil Babuzai]] # [[Matta, Tehsil|Tehsil Matta]] # [[Khwaza Khela, Swat|Tehsil Khwaza Khela]] # [[Barikot, Swat|Tehsil Barikot]] # [[Kabal, Tehsil|Tehsil Kabal]] # [[Charbagh Tehsil|Tehsil Charbagh]] # [[Bahrain, Swat|Tehsil Bahrain]] == Demographics == Swat is populated mostly by ethnic [[Pashtuns]] and Kohistani communities. The main language spoken is [[Pashto]], with a minority of Torwali and Kalami Kohistani speakers in the Swat Kohistan region of Upper Swat. According to 1981 census, [[Pashto]] is main language and spoken by 90.28% of population while Kohistani is spoken by 8.67%. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}} {{multistub|geo|Asia}} {{authority control}} [[Category