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'''Abbottabad''' is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the [[North-West Frontier Province]] of [[Pakistan]], that contains the cities of [[Abbottabad]] and [[Havelian]].
'''Abbottabad''' ([[Urdu]]: ایبٹ آباد ) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the [[North-West Frontier Province]] of [[Pakistan]], that contains the cities of [[Abbottabad]] and [[Havelian]].


== Origin of name ==
== Origin of name ==

Revision as of 05:48, 2 June 2006

Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد ) 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: