Shalpin
Shalpin is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Union council Shalpin has 3 village councils i.e. Shalpin, Faqira and Bawrai.
Village council Faqira includes the following villages:
Faqira, Banda, Sholgara and Karal etc.
Shalpin is a village of Swat District situated 32 kilometres away from Mingaora. Elevation of the area is 4,300 ft. The most cultivated crops of the area are Wheat and Maize. Shalpin is also famous for its fruits like Peaches locally named is Shaltaloo, Apricots and Persimons. The Shalpin valley is diverse in vegetation.
District Swat has 9 Tehsils i.e. Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, and Kalam. Each Tehsill comprises certain numbers of union councils. There are 65 union councils in district Swat, 56 rural and 9 urban.