Sharingal Tehsil

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Sharingal Tehsil
Tehsil
Jahaz Banda Meadows - 3,100 m (Kumrat Valley).jpg
Jahaz Banda meadows in Kumrat Valley, Dir Kohistan
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Region PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Upper Dir
Government
 • ChairmanShah Wali Khan (PPP)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,140 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
 • Total210,356
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Sharingal, also known as Dir Kohistan, [3] is a tehsil located in Upper Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Forming westernmost portion of the larger Kohistan region, the population of Sharingal tehsil is 210,356 according to the 2023 census. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  3. ↑ Sustainable Development: Bridging the Research/policy Gaps in Southern Contexts. SDPI. 2005. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-19-597978-7.

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