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NEWS Flash
Before up gradation to district status in 1991, Buner was a
recognized subdivision of Swat District. It is administratively
divided into six Tehsils namely Daggar, Gadezai, Gagra, Chagharzai,
Chamla and Totalai, A district Council, Two Tehsile Municipal Administration and
Twenty Seven Union councils,For Police administration Buner District has
been divided into Two Police circles (Daggar and Totalai),Four Police
Station ( Pir Baba, Daggar, Nawagai and Totalai), Seven Police posts and Twenty
Seven patrolling police posts. The District Headquarter is Daggar, which is the
only sub-division in the district. Buner is accessible from the south
by a metalled steep and winding road via Totalai; from west by a
winding, steep, and narrow road through Ambella pass, and from the
north by a reasonably good road through Karakar pass via Barikot 15
KM short of Saidu Sharif further north. The district covers an area
of 1743.67 Sq. Kms. According to the latest population census total
population of Buner is 5,01,000, which is growing by 3 percent per
annum excluding 15,000 Afghan refugees. The population density is
highest where agricultural conditions are the most favorable.
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