Batkhela
Batkhela (Pashto: بټ خېله, Urdu: بٹ خیلہ) is a city, tehsil and the district headquarter of the Malakand District within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of Batkhela was recorded at 68,200. Batkhela is considered as one of the most popular business cities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A water canal that pours into a small dam in the Jabban area near Batkhela is the main source of electricity production here.
Batkhela
بٹ خیلہ بټ خېله | |
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| Tahsil Batkhela (Malakand District) | |
Batkhela Canal flows through the city | |
Batkhela Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Batkhela Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34.62°N 71.97°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Malakand |
| Tehsil | Swat Rani Zai Tehsil |
| Established | March 1895 (British) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil, City |
| • Governing body | Union Council (3 Seats) |
| • AC/Sub divisional Magistrate/Deputy Commandant | Aun Haider (PAS) |
| • Tehsil Nazim | Adnan Ibrar (PMS) |
| • Upper Batkhela | Fazal Wahid Lalagi (JI) |
| Area | |
| • City | 1,001 km2 (386 sq mi) |
| Population (1998 est.) | |
| • Urban | 38 222 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | nwfp.gov.pk |
Batkhela General Civil Headquarters Hospital is the main hospital of the district Malakand. Batkhela's main bazaar is more than 2 Kilometres long. There are no intersections (junctions) so there are no traffic lights. It is, therefore, also known as the longest bazaar in Asia that has no traffic lights and junctions (intersections) in it.