Abbottabad District

Abbottabad is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, that contains the cities of Abbottabad and Havelian.

Origin of name

Abbottabad is named after Major James Abbott, an administrator of Hazara, a region that contained this district.

Subdivisions

The district has only one Tehsil, Abbottabad. It has two Municipalities, Abbottabad and Havelian, and one Town, Nawanshehr. There are fifty-seven Union Councils in the district. These are:

Bagnotar Bakot Banda Pir Khan Bandi Atai Khan Bandi Dhundaan Berin gali Berot Kalan Berot Khurd Boi Chamad Chamhati Chamyali Dalola Dewal Manal Dhamtore Garhi Phulgran Goreeni Havelian (rural) Jarral

Jhangi Jhangra Kakul Kathwal Kokal Kothiala Kukmang Lakhala Langra Langrial Lora Majuhan MirPur Moolia Nagri Bala Nagri Tutial Nambal Namli Maira Nara

Nathiagali Palak Pattan Kalan Pattan Khurd Pawa Phalkot (Dhaki Khaiter) Phalkot (Malsa) Phalla Pind Kargo Khan Rahi Rajoya Salhad Sarbhana Seer Gharbi Sheikh-ul-Bandi Sherwan Tajwal Tarnawai Thathi Faqir Sahib

External links

• Abbottabad district information from the Sustainable Development Network
• Abbottabad Conservation Strategy