Abbottabad Tehsil
Abbottabad | |
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Tehsil | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
District | Abbottabad |
Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Number of towns | 1 |
Number of Union Councils | 35 |
Abbottabad Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل ایبٹ آباد) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District,[1] after the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district, containing two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian.
Administration
The city of Abbottabad, as well as being district headquarters, serves as tehsil headquarters, the tehsil is subdivided into 35 Union Councils these are:[2]
References
Coordinates: 34°12′30″N 73°28′59″E / 34.2083°N 73.4831°E
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