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Shangla District (Pashto: شنګله) is located in the Khaber Pukhtoon khowa of Pakistan. The district headquarters are located at Alpuri. It was previously a subdivision of Swat District, but was upgraded to the status of a district on July 1, 1995 by the then Chief Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao. The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometres.
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Shangla District (Pashto: شنګله) is located in the Khaber Pukhtoon khowa of Pakistan. The district headquarters are located at Alpuri. It was previously a subdivision of Swat District, but was upgraded to the status of a district on July 1, 1995 by the then Chief Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao. The total area of the district is 1,586 square kilometres.Shangla comprises two sub division, Alpuri and Puran. There are three sub tehsils i.e. Besham, Chakesar, Martung.
Shangla has the lowest Human Development Index in the province and second lowest in the country.
Under the devolved local government system Shangla is divided into five tehsils, namely
There are 28 Union Councils. Alpuri Tehsil (Sub division) consists of 19 Union Councils and Puran Tehsil (Sub-division)consists of 9 Union Councils.
• Alpuri • Puran • Besham • Chakesar • Martung | There are 28 Union Councils. Alpuri Tehsil (Sub division) consists of 19 Union Councils and Puran Tehsil (Sub-division)consists of 9 Union Councils. |
