Shalpin is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Union council Shalpin has 3 village councils i.e. Shalpin, Faqira and Bawrai. Village council Faqira includes the following villages: Faqira, Banda, Sholgara and Karal etc. Shalpin is a village of Swat District situated 32 kilometres away from Mingaora. Elevation of the area is 4,300 ft. The most cultivated crops of the area are Wheat and Maize. Shalpin is also famous for its fruits like Peaches locally named is Shaltaloo, Apricots and Persimons. The Shalpin valley is diverse in vegetation. Pashto is the most common language although few families in the mountain areas also speak Kohistani and Gujri. Shalpin has a public high School for boys and girls and two private middle Schools. Shalpin also has a basic health Unit. People of Shalpin are highly educated and several alumni of high school are serving at different key positions in the country and abroad.

Shalpin
Union Council
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Swat
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	31,626
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

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 district Swat, 56 rural and 9 urban.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Swat District

References

External links

• Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir
• United Nations
• Hajjinfo.org Uploads
• PBS paiman.jsi.com

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