Kotha, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kotha is a town and Union Council of Swabi District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 34°4'0N 72°35'0E with an altitude of 335 metres (1102 feet).^[2]

Kotha is one of the oldest and most densely populated towns of swabi. It has been said that Kotha is the 2nd biggest village of district Swabi. Kotha belong to the sub Clan UTMAN of the Major Yousafzai Tribe. Topi and Maini are the other two major towns. Kotha is further divided into two parts named ALAZI residing at the east part of the village and KANAZI at the West Side. these two parts are further divided into four Majjor mohallah's each. though the same people these two parts have their separate JANAZ GAH, EID GAH and Grave yards. Kotha holds the privilege and honour that the first governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belonged from this village. all the sahibzada family also belongs from here. Kotha has lots of private and govt Schools. But mainly has a college for boys and a higher secondary school for girls. people of kotha are soft spoken and educated. among games kotha is well known for its talent in MAKHA. A local game played mostly at swabi and a few areas of mardan like SHAMOZO.

Men playing the sport of Makha in Kotha

Cricket, football and gully danda (Poos Dandai) are the most famous games amongst youngsters. Kabadi is also a well known game of kotha. The big ground where after noon all the boys gather is in the main grave yard.

The climate of Kotha is normal. one can enjoy all the four seasons here. The peoples are hospitable, respectful, religious and hard working.

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Coordinates: 34°4′0″N 72°35′0″E / 34.06667°N 72.58333°E / 34.06667; 72.58333

Literacy rate is 99%