Abbottabad District

Abottabad District
District
Map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Abbottabad District highlighted
Coordinates: 34°09′N 73°13′E / 34.150°N 73.217°E / 34.150; 73.217
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Capital	Abbottabad
Government
• District Naib- Nazim	Malik Muhammad Junaid[1]
Area
• Total	1,969 km2 (760 sq mi)
Population  (1998)
• Total	880,666
• Density	448/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union Councils	51
Number of Tehsils	3
Website	http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk

Abbottabad District is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 1,969 km², with the city of Abbottabad being the capital. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to the north, Muzaffarabad to the east, Haripur to the west, and Rawalpindi to the south.

The district is named after Major James Abbott, the first deputy commissioner of Hazara (1849–1853).

According to the 1981 census data for Abbottabad tehsil, 95% of the population have Hindko dialect of Panjabi as their first language, while Pashto account for 1.7% and 0.9% respectively.

The Ayubia National Park was established in 1984, this park covers an area of over 3,312 ha.

The Qalanderabad game reserve was established in 1980 with an area of 8,940ha.

Abbottabad district is divided into four tehsils, Abbottabad, Lower Tanawal, Havelian and Lora Hazara as well as one urban administration area - Nawanshehr. There are fifty-one Union Councils in the district, 35 in Abbottabad tehsil and 16 in Havelian. These are:

• Abbottabad government website Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

1. ↑ Administration Department – Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa government website

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