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Abbottabad District

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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: