Nowshera District
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Nowshera (Urdu: نوشہرہ) is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Nowshera. In Nowshera District there are 47 Union Council and 5 provincial seats.
The district is part of the Peshawar ex-metropolitan region.
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[edit] Area:
1,748 km²
[edit] Population
874,373 Population density: 500.2 persons per km²
Annual growth rate: 2.9%
Urban ratio: 26%
(according to the 1998 census)
[edit] Main clans
Khattak,Yousafzai, Durrani, Kaka Khel, Khilji, Khalil, Awan, Malyar, Quereshi, Mian-Ghan, Sheikh, Siddiqui, Syed and Baghban'parachgan
[edit] Religion
Muslims 99%; Christian 0.5%; Ahmadi 0.3% and Hindu 0.1% Main Languages: Pushto 91%; Punjabi 3.6%; Urdu 1.3%
[edit] Literacy rate
42.5%
[edit] Economically active population
22.2% of the total population Main occupations: Professionals 5.5%; Technicians 3%; Agriculture workers 21.8%; Elementary occupations 33.6%; Service and shop workers 12.9%; Armed forces 8.5%; Craft and related trade workers 4.5%; Clerks 3.3%
[edit] Geographical Location
It is situated at the bank of Kabul River.
[edit] Administrative set up
The local government headed by the District Nazim is supervising Nowshera district. The local government setup is comprised of 48 union councils, 1 tehsil council and a district assembly. In addition, district coordination officer (DCO) is coordinating local government and Govt. functionaries including; administering planning & finance activities of various developmental projects for the benefit of the masses, like; allocation of funds for various civic amenities, education, healthcare, W&S, agriculture etc.
There are one district police headquarters, headed by the district police officer and 8 police stations functioning in the district jurisdiction. These police stations are situated in Nizampur, Khairabad, Akora, Nowshera cantt., Nowshera city, Risalpur, Azakhel and Pabbi.
[edit] Places to See
Kana Khel Bahadar Baba a place worth visiting. Tourists from all the country and especially from the province rush at the place on occasions like eid and other religious festivals.The place has got a unique history of its kind.One can enjoy and may have desires for the future when once the place is visited.It is just at a distance of 20 minutes, the road is a bit hard but it doesn't stop people to spend their holidays at the adventurous hill station. Kund Park: Located right on the junction between the river Kabul and the Indus, kund park is a nice family outing place. Khushal Khan Khattak's mazar Other places include Cherat, Manki Sharif, Saidukhel, Company Bagh, Manglot wildlife park at Nizampur and Azakhel park provide excellent scenic views and always become sources of rejuvenation to the visitors. As well as Kaka Sahib ziarat
