Matta, Swat
| Matta مټه | |
|---|---|
| Tehsil | |
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  Matta | |
| Coordinates: 35°5′35″N 72°18′35″E / 35.09306°N 72.30972°ECoordinates: 35°5′35″N 72°18′35″E / 35.09306°N 72.30972°E | |
| Elevation | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,400,000 |
Matta (Pashto: مټه) 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
- Sakhra Valley
- Biha valley
- Shwar Valley
*TOURIST SPOTS IN MATTA
1.Gabin jabba 2.jorogo waterfall 3.Roringar 4.Sulatand 5.#Gamsir forest, Julba waterfall 6.Pewchar 7.jalo guddar 8.Mandur 9.sinpora ghar 10.Spinsar ghar 4030m elevation. 11.River side
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 (CORRUPT AD)
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)
Main villages of tehsil Matta:
*BIHA ROAD 1.khariri *BAGHDERAI ROAD *MINGORA ROAD *SHAWAR ROAD 2.ditpani 1.new colony 1.pirkalay 1.baryam 3.sinpora 2.sambat 2.sherpalam 2.gorra 4.koray 3.Bodigram 3.shakardara 3.nazar abad 5.shokhdara 4.baidara 4.shangwati 6.chuprial 5.drushkhela 5.arkot-mian mera-BIAKAND 7.wenai 6.asharay 6.ronyal 8.bulkarai 7.baghderai 7.sijbanr 9.aghal 8.kalakot 8.shawar 10.barthana 9.sakhra 9.PEW-CHAAR 11.labat 10.lalkoo 10.GABIN JABBA 12.gwalerai-pishtonai-roringar-mandal-gamsir-sulatand 13.biha-fazal banda-JOROGO WATER_FALL
'Education:
Matta has a Post graduate college Also known as Afzal khan lala post graduate college. a 4 year program (B.S) is started for males and female. a student can get degree in the following subjects.
(1) zoology (2)computer science (3)physics (4)chemistry (5)botany (6)mathematics (7)pak .studies (8)geography (9)english (10)urdu (11)islamiyat (12)economics
it has some of the most prominent education institutes of swat such as SPS college, "pamir school and 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.