Gulibagh is a town and a Union Council located in the Swat Valley. As an administrative unit in Pakistan, it is officially recognized as a Union Council. More specifically, it is a town in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Gulibagh | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,483 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The literal meaning of "Gulibagh" in the Pashto language is "garden of flowers."
District Swat consists of seven Tehsils: Khwazakhela, Charbagh, Kabal, Barikot, Babuzai, Matta, and Bahrain. Each Tehsil is further divided into several Union Councils, with a total of 65 Union Councils in the district—56 rural and 9 urban. Gulibagh is one of these Union Councils.
As an administrative unit, Union Council Gulibagh includes several small villages, such as Allaabad, Dakorak, Landake, Gulibagh (the town), Waliabad, Roria, and Alamganj. Gulibagh itself is further divided into smaller Mohallas, including Rorya, Waliabad, Bodababa, Spina Khawra, Shindand, Bamano Cham, Kalay, and Maira. The majority of the population resides in Kalay.
Gulibagh is home to Cadet College Swat, a premier educational institution located in Waliabad. Additionally, the area includes notable landmarks such as Patham, currently used as a Taliban jail and formerly the PAK-Austria Hotel, situated in Maira, and the University of Swat, located in Allaabad, a part of Union Council Gulibagh.
See also
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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.
External links
edit- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
- United Nations
- Hajjinfo.org Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
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