Abbottabad District

Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد ) is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It contains the cities of Abbottabad and Havelian Birote Bakote and Kohala (Circle Bakote)

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:

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External links

• Abbottabad district information from the Sustainable Development Network
• Abbottabad Conservation Strategy
• Welcome to the beautiful Valley of Abbottabad
• Its all about Abbottabad
• Image Gallery of Abbottabad