Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and is located at with an altitude of 308 metres and lies west of Swabi and on the northern bank of the Indus River .
Simplified: The town is a settlement of 35,000 people and lies west of Swabi and on the northern bank of the Indus River .