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Abbottabad District

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Abbottabad District is a district in the NWFP that contains the citis 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 contains one Tehsil, Abbottabad. It has two Municipalities, Abbottabad and Havelian and one Town, Nawashehr. There are fifty-seven Union Councils in the district. These are: