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Tordher

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Tordher
Tordher is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tordher
Tordher
Tordher is located in Pakistan
Tordher
Tordher
Tordher is located in Asia
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Tordher is located in Earth
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Tordher
Coordinates: 33°59′20″N 72°17′02″E / 33.989°N 72.284°E / 33.989; 72.284
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMardan Division
DistrictSwabi District
Population
 (2023)
 • Total46,320
Time zoneUTC 5 (PST)

Tordher (Urdu: توردھر) is a town in the Swabi District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[1][2] It is the second leading trading city in the district, after Swabi. The town is located on rich, alluvial soil.[3] It is situated near the rivers Kabul and Indus.

The city was incorporated as a municipality in 1998, when it had a population of 27,861. By 2017, it had grown to 41,420, which meant that the average annual population growth rate of the city was about 2.1% during that period.[4] It is the third-largest city in Swabi District, and the fifth-largest city in Mardan Division.

There are 30 primary schools, two high schools and one higher secondary school.

There are many masajids (mosques) in the city, in which masjid gujran is the oldest.

The town is known for its cricket ground where sport events are arranged throughout the year.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tordher, Pakistan". Postal Codes Database. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Tordher" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  3. ^ Harris, Harris (2002). Thinking the unthinkable: the immigration myth exposed. I. B. Tauris. pp. XV. ISBN 978-1860646720.
  4. ^ "TABLE-1: AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Administrative Units.pdf. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.