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{{Short description|Administrative unit or Union Council in Pakistan}} |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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| settlement_type = [[Union councils of Pakistan|Union Council]], [[Town]] |
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| name = Bakot |
| name = Bakot |
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|5|39|N|73|29|9|E|region:PK-NW_type:city|display=inline,title}} |
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| image = Abbottabad_Thumb.png |
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| caption = Bakot is located in Abbottabad district, the names of the neighbouring districts to Abbottabad are also shown |
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| pushpin_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan |
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| province = [[NWFP]] |
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| subdivision_type = [[Country]] |
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|Province]] |
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| nazim = Nazir Ahmed Abbasi<ref name="AbbGov">[http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk/Union-council/UCDetailPage.asp?name=Bakot Bakote Union Council - Abbottabad Government website]</ref> |
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}} |
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| naib nazim = Zulfiqar Hussain |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Subdivisions of Pakistan|District]] |
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| population = 23,153<ref>[http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/list_administrative.htm Population - List of Union Councils District & Tehsil Abbottabad]</ref> |
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| coordinates = 34° 6' 30" North, 73° 29' 30" East |
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| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]] |
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<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Bakot.html Falling Rain : Location of Bakot]</ref> |
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| population_total = 17,466 |
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| population_as_of = [[2017 Census of Pakistan]] |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/ABBOTTABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf|title=POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT) (see page 7 of 36 for Bakot)|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2023-11-05|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031736/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/ABBOTTABAD_BLOCKWISE.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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'''Bakot''' is one of the 51 [[Union Council]]s of [[Abbottabad District]] in the [[North-West Frontier Province]] of [[Pakistan]], it has an average elevation of 645 metres. |
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'''Bakot''' is a [[union councils of Pakistan|union council]] and town of [[Abbottabad District]] in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]]. |
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==History== |
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By 1901,a Zimindari School had been established in Bakote with 56 students, the first (student?) was famous Khakha Bumba Tribal Chief Sardar Hasan Ali Khan. The first journalist of [[Circle Bakote]], "Qazi Hadayetullah", was from Bakot, he worked for 23 years at the Daily Zimidar Lahore (1932-52). |
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According to the [[2017 Census of Pakistan]], the population is 17,466.<ref name="census2017"/><ref name="AbbGov"> |
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=== Earthquake === |
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{{cite web|url=http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk/ |website= District Government Abbottabad website| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204045300/http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk/ |archive-date=4 December 2007|access-date=5 November 2023 |url-status=dead|title=Administrative Units of District Abbottabad}}</ref> |
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Bakot was badly affected by the [[2005 Pakistan earthquake]], as the epicentre was in nearby Kashmir. |
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== Location == |
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[[Image:Bakot Sub Div.svg|thumb|200px|right|Administrative subdivisions of Bakot.]] |
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Bakot is located in the east of Abbottabad district, where it forms part of the border with the [[Muzaffarabad District|Muzaffarabad]] and [[Bagh District|Bagh]] districts of [[Kashmir]]. Bakote also borders the following union councils within Abbottabad district, to the north by [[Nambal UC NWFP|Nambal]], to the south by [[Berote Kalan]] and to the west by [[Phalkot]], [[Namli Maira]], [[Nagri Bala]]. |
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==Subdivisions== |
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The Union Council of Bakote is subdivided into three areas namely: Bakot, Moolia and Sagnal<ref name="AbbGov"/>. |
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==Notable people== |
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* Maghfoor ur Rahman Abbasi was a famous leader of the [[PIA]] union and was arrested in 1977 he along with Tariq Aziz and Abdul Hafeez Pirzada were kept in the same cell. |
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* Mr Mohammad Almas Abbasi BA LLB (Punjab University, Pakistan) MA Sociology (Sheffield Hallam University. Lay member, Employment Tribunals (Sheffield). Board member, South Yorkshire Probation Board. Chair, Rotherham Diversity Forum. Chairman: Rotherham Community Safety & Advice Steering Group. Member: Labour Party. Lay Member Professional Conduct Committee of British Association for Counselling and psychotherapy, Member GMC Investigation Committee United Kingdom England. |
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*Dr [[Kamran Abbasi]] is a physician by profession, Serving as an Editor-in-chief of Royal Journal of Medicine. He specialized in the field of medicine, and additionally associated with the Wisden Cricketer magazine in the capacity of Sports columnit. Further to that, he is the Chief executive of the Pakspin editorial post of the famous Cricket Magazine i.e Cricinfo.com. Dr. Kamran Abbasi has grabbed the attention of the whole world due to his Brilliant and Splendid posts in the above said post section of the website. |
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*Taj Mohammad Khan Abbasi Rtd-Principal Govt High School Bakote,MA History Bed. |
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* Sardar Najeeb-ur-Rehman Abbasi comes in the category of yet another prominent personality from the said area. He passed the Competitive examination(CSS) and now a days serving as the Collector customs in Peshawar. |
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* Sardar Zafar Arbab Abbasi is also very well-known figure due to his marginal achievements in every medium of life. He has done his masters in English Literature and completed many other degrees and courses in the various fields of a education. He has attended Seminars and conferences on the wide range of international issues including the certificate from the Bangkok relating to AMI. He is serving as the Director Education in the NWFP EDUCATIONS DEPARTMENT in Abbottabad and contributed significantly in the accumulation of funds for the downtrodden community of the area in the aftermath of natural disasters i.e Earth quakes etc. |
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* Miss Muneera Abbasi comes in the category of yet another famous figure of the area of Bakote. She was the first female Judge of the said territory with the few major distinctions attached with it i.e decided Major portion of pending litigation in the shortest span of time, nominated as the best Civil Judge of NWFP thrice in three years. She has been deputed to the interior ministry and is now a deputy Secretary in Islamabad. |
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* COL Mumtaz Abbasi is prominent personality of the area. He is the first commissioned officer of UC Bakote and has contributed positively in social sector of the area.He has been awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Military(TIM)for his meritorious services in the Army. Presently he is employed in GHQ Rawalpindi. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Union Councils of North-West Frontier Province]] |
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[[fr:Bakot]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in Abbottabad District]] |
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{{Abbottabad-geo-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 5 November 2023
Bakot | |
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  Bakot  Bakot | |
| Coordinates: 34°5′39″N 73°29′9″E / 34.09417°N 73.48583°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,466 |
Bakot is a union council and town of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population is 17,466.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT) (see page 7 of 36 for Bakot)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Administrative Units of District Abbottabad". District Government Abbottabad website. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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