Matta, Swat

Matta ,County (tehsil)
مٹہ
County

Road towards Matta
Matta ,County (tehsil)
Coordinates: 35°5′35″N 72°18′35″E / 35.09306°N 72.30972°E / 35.09306; 72.30972Coordinates: 35°5′35″N 72°18′35″E / 35.09306°N 72.30972°E / 35.09306; 72.30972
Elevation 1,120 m (3,670 ft)
Population
  Total 1,400,000
River Swat flowing through Aghal Matta

Matta (Pashto: مٹہ) is a town in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is located about 20 km from the central city of Mingora. Matta Subdivision is the largest county(Tehsil) of Swat. Its total population is more than 1400000. It got the title of Tehsil in the era of Swat State by Wali-e-Swat. Swat state establish first Dispensary in 1950, Government High School in 1958 and after few year Government Degree College. After 1969 when swat became a part of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan established a police station in 1988. In 1994 chief minister North West Frontier Province (currently Khyber PakhtunKhwa) Mr. Aftab Ahmad Sherpao awarded the title of subdivision to Matta. Matta is the largest Tehsil of Swat valley and consists of three Sub-valleys

Tourist spots in Matta

Matta is a picturesque place in Swat valley, and host to large number of visiting spots especially Lalko, Gabina Jabba, Sulatanr and Jarogo Dund( water fall) ,speensar are some of the many places tourists love to visit

Facilities

One Tehsil Headquarter Hospital

One Regional Headquarter Hospital

Multiple Private hospitals

Post Graduate college for Boys and Girls

Civil and addition Session Court

Assistant commissioner and Tehsildar office

Three Police Stations

NADRA Office

C & W office

BISP office (new colony)

Town Municipal Administration Office (new colony)

WAPDA office

Gym

High speed internet up to 8mbps

3G and 4G coverage

Hotels

Restaurants

Town playgrounds

Firebrigade service (1122)

Villages

Peach orchard in matta Swat

Main Villages/ Bazar of Matta subdivisions are new colony, Tootkay, Sambat Cham, Drushkhela, Chupryal, aghal,Labat, Gwalerai, Roringar and Baidara. Matta Subdivision is also known as Shamizai.

Education:

Matta has a Post graduate college Also known as Afzal khan lala post graduate college, A diploma in engineering awarding institutes a public high school for girls and for boys and a public graduate school for girls .it has some of the most prominent education institutes of swat such as SPS college ,Abdali public school and IIUI school system and many more

See also

References

    Ahmad, H. 1998. SOCIOPOLITICAL CHANGES AND AGROFORESTRY DEVELOPMENT: A working paper on vegetation dynamics of Swat Valley Pakistan.


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