Shabqadar
{{Short description|Pakistani town}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Shabqadar
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| caption = Pashtun tribesmen attack the British-held fort during the 1897 Frontier Revolt
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| subdivision_name2 = Charsadda
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Shabqadar Tehsil
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| government_type = Municipal Corporation
| area_total_km2 = 194
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_kp_districts.pdf|title=DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA|date=2024-01-03|access-date=2018-04-23|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
| population_rank = 2nd, Tehsil in
District Charsadda
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| postal_code = 24630
| area_code = 091
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| website = [http:// City Government of Shabqadar]
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| leader_title2 = Deputy Commissioner
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| leader_title3 = Assistant Commissioner
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| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 102,340
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Shabqadar ({{langx|ps|شبقدر}} {{audio|PK_Shabqadar.ogg|pronounce}}, {{langx|ur|{{nq|شبقدر}}}}
{{audio|Shabqadar.ogg|pronounce}}) is a city in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies {{convert|28|km}} north of provincial capital Peshawar.{{cite web|title=Shabqadar Fort: Even an earthquake couldn't free chained gates - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/980340/shabqadar-fort-even-an-earthquake-couldnt-free-chained-gates/|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=28 October 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.distancesto.com/pk/shabqadar-to-peshawar/history/44895.html |title=distancesto.com Shabqadar to Peshawar |author= |date=2016 |website=Distancesto.com |publisher= |access-date=14 August 2014}}
Overview and history
Shabqadar is a headquarter of Shabqadar Tehsil in Charsadda District.{{cite web|last1=Khan|first1=Faiz Muhammad|title=Shabqadar lacks basic facilities for people|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1087598|website=DAWN.COM|accessdate=24 September 2017|language=en|date=17 February 2014}} The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar Bazaar{{cite web|title=CHARSADDA: Militants destroy 11 shops in Shabqadar|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/919514|website=DAWN.COM|accessdate=24 September 2017|language=en|date=16 January 2009}} and Shabqadar Fort.{{cite web|title=Paradise lost: Sikh historian chronicles rule of his ancestors - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1040568/paradise-lost-sikh-historian-chronicles-rule-of-his-ancestors/|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=5 February 2016}} The fort is made of mud and stone. It is designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of Frontier Constabulary and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India.{{cite web|title=Facelift: Frontier Constabulary starts reconstruction of Shabqadar Fort - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/986669/facelift-frontier-constabulary-starts-reconstruction-of-shabqadar-fort/|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=7 November 2015}} A frontier skirmish in Shabqadar on 15 November 1916 marked the first time air power was used by British Raj authorities in regional warfare. Roos-Keppel to Secy., Govt, of India, 15 November 1916, enclosed
in Chelmsford to Chamberlain, 24 November 1916, C.P., vol. II, The Times, 20 November 1916.
Education
Shabqadar Town is the home of many public and private educational institutes, including Government Degree College Shabqadar{{cite web|title=GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE SHABQADAR CHARSADDA|url=http://www.admission.hed.gkp.pk/college.php?college_id=54|accessdate=25 September 2017|website=www.admission.hed.gkp.pk|language=en}} and Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar.{{cite web|title=Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar|url=http://www.admission.hed.gkp.pk/college.php?college_id=59|accessdate=25 September 2017|website=www.admission.hed.gkp.pk|language=en}} Notable private institutes include The Educators, SSA College system, Saddat Public High School Shabqadar, Shabqadar Students Academy (SSA), Frontier Students Academy (FSA), Allied Schools, Iqra Schools, Peshawar Model, ICEL College Of Engineering and Literacy, Charsadda institute of technology (CIT), PIT, Islamic School System, Hira Public School, National College and Islamia Model School.Imperial College Of Engineering Literacy (ICEL) Shabqadar
File:Math Department Peshawar University Panorama.jpg}}]]
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Demographics
The majority of the people living in Shabqadar are Pakistani but a sizeable population of Afghans also live there.{{cite web|title=18 Afghan families leave Shabqadar for home|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1271154|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|date=16 July 2016}} Most are Muslims with small minority are Christians.{{cite web|title=Your land, my land: Shabqadar's Christians complain of marginalisation - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/698246/your-land-my-land-shabqadars-christians-complain-of-marginalisation/|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=21 April 2014}}{{cite web|title=Voters foggy about existence of reserved seats - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/894400/voters-foggy-about-existence-of-reserved-seats/|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=24 September 2017|date=30 May 2015}} Major language is Pashto.
List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:
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= Population =
According to 2023 census, the population of Shabqadar, is 102,340. The population of Shabqadar, according to official census, over the years is shown in the table below.{{cite web|title=AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|website=www.pbs.gov.pk|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=24 November 2017}}
{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|11,046|1972|25,630|1981|30,881|1998|55,439|2017|91,490|2023|102,340|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}