Buner District
Buner District (Pashto: بونېر ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بونیر) is a district in the Malakand Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Before receiving the status of a district in 1991, it was a tehsil within Swat District.
Buner District
ضلع بونیر بونېر ولسوالۍ | |
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Top: Karrakarr Buner Gateway :Tabligh Markaz : Pir Baba Masjid: Torwarsak Mountain:Mahabanrr Tourist Camps | |
| Nickname: Gul Da Namair | |
| Motto: The Land of sufis اولیاء کی سرزمین | |
Location in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| District | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Daggar |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Hamid Ali |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,865 km2 (720 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 895,460 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Buneri |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code of Daggar | 19290 |
| Area code | 0939 |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Number of Union Councils | 27 |
| Website | buner |
Buner's elevation starts at 1200 ft in the South in Totalai and reaches a maximum height of 9,550 ft at the Dosara Peak in the North. The majority of the hills that encircle the Buner District are covered in pine trees. Barandu, Chamla, and Budal are the three principal rivers; the former flows through the center of the district. The majority of people reside in rural areas, where agriculture is their primary source of income. The region's principal crops include sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, and maize.
The marble reserves of Buner make up 68% of the total marble reserves of Pakistan. A total of 450 factories and 316 marble mines currently operate in Buner District, contributing Rs470m in royalty.