Miandam, Swat
Miandam | |
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| میاندام | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Population | |
• Total | 27,418 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Miandam (Urdu: میاندام) is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in Swat district, 56 rural and 9 urban.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnic groups
[edit]The major ethnic groups in Miandam are:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ a b Akhtar, Naveed; Rashid, Abdur; Murad, Waheed; Bergmeier, Erwin (2013-04-15). "Diversity and use of ethno-medicinal plants in the region of Swat, North Pakistan". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 9 (1): 25. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-25. ISSN 1746-4269. PMC 3641993. PMID 23587127.
The valley of Miandam, Swat, is a well-known summer resort in northern Pakistan. Located about 50 km northeast of Saidu Sharif, the valley lies between 35° 4' N and 72° 29-32' E in the mountain range of Hindu Raj [17]. Gujars (Indian Aryans) and Yousafzai (Pakhtoon) are the two main tribes residing in the area.
External links
[edit]- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
- United Nations
- Hajjinfo.org Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
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