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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/index.htm Abbottabad district information from the Sustainable Development Natwork]
* [http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/index.htm Abbottabad district information from the Sustainable Development Network]
* [http://acs.iucnp.org Abbottabad Conservation Strategy]
* [http://acs.iucnp.org Abbottabad Conservation Strategy]



Revision as of 12:08, 18 November 2004

Abbottabad District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), 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: