Abbottabad Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

) of Abbottabad District

Abbottabad District

Abbottabad is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 1,969 km with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town...

 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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History

During British rule

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District

Hazara District

Hazara District was a district of Peshawar Division in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan until 1976.The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the district as follows..-Khatris and Khokhran:...

, after the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district, containing two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian.

Administration

The city of Abbottabad

Abbottabad

Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District...

, as well as being district headquarters, serves as tehsil headquarters, the tehsil is subdivided into 35 Union Councils

Union Councils of Pakistan

A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 these are:

Abbottabad Central Abbottabad Central Abbottabad Central is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Located in Abbottabad city, the capital of the district, it borders the following union councils: Malikpura Urban to the north and west, by Salhad to the south and by Dhamtour... Bagh Bagnotar Bagnotar Bagnotar is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 20 kilometres away from Abbottabad.-Location:... Bakot Bakot Bakot is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has an average elevation of 645 metres... Baldheri Banda Pir Khan Banda Pir Khan Banda Pir Khan is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is located in the north of the district near the border with Mansehra District... Beerangali Beerangali Beeran Gali is a Union Council of Abbottabad District, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. located approximately 20 km from Abbottabad city.- History :... Berote Kalan Berote Kalan Birote Kalan or Birote is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.-Etymology:The name of the union council Birote means the land of wrestlers... Boi Chamhad Chamhad Chamad is one of the 51 Union Councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- Location :... Dalola Dalola Dalola is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- Location :Dalola is located at 34°21'20N 73°23'50E and has an average elevation of 798 metres .... Dhamtour

Jarral Jhangi Jhangi Jhangi is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is also known as Jhangi Syedan and Jhangi Qazia to the local population... Kakul Kakul Kakul is a town situated in the Kakul Valley at an elevation of 1300 metres, 5 km northeast of Abbottabad city near the Thandiani Hills, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The population is around 30,000.-History:... Kehal Urban Kehal Urban Kehal Urban is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the west of the district.-References:... Kukmang Kukmang Kukmang is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- Location :Kukmang is located at 34°16'20N 73°25'30E and has an average elevation of 1208 metres... Kuthiala Kuthiala Kuthiala is one of the 51 Union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.-Subdivisions:Kuthiala Contain nearly 35 small villages i.e..Naka . Nalla .Doga .Jab . Gali Syedian... Kuthwal Kuthwal Kuthwal is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located to the north west of Abbottabad city .- Villages :... Malikpura Urban Malikpura Urban Malikpura Urban is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the west of the district.... Mirpur Nagri Bala Nagri Bala Nagri Bala is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Hazara province of Pakistan.- Location :The union council of Nagri Bala is situated in the south central part of Abbottabad District, and lies to the south east of Abbottabad city - the capital city of the district... Nambal Namli Maira Namli Maira Namli Maira is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- Location :Namli Maira is a mountainous rural area located in Abbottabad District . It takes its name from the two largest hamlets in the Union Council—Namli and Maira...

Nathia Gali Nathia Gali Nathia Gali or Nathiagali is a mountain resort town or hill station in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is a part of the Galiaath which are termed such due to several hill-stations in that area ending with the word "gali", most of which are connected to one other... Nawansher Urban Nawansher Urban Nawansher Urban is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . It is located in the north of the district. It is one of the oldest settlement in Abbottabad district.... Palak Palak Palak is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Hazara province of Pakistan.- Location :Palak is located in the South eastern edge of Abbottabad district... Pattan Kalan Pattan Kalan Pattan Kalan is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It lies in an area that was affected by the 2005 earthquake, a total of 27 small camps were set up in Pattan Kalan following the quake.- Location :... Pawa Phalkot Phalkot Phalkot is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan . Most of the people are Awans with the Abbasies in a minority, the Union Council is led by the Nazim Malik Mushtaq Ahmed, most of the people are poor and lead a simple life.- Location :Phalkot... Pind Kargu Khan Pind Kargu Khan Pind Kargo Khan is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan it is located 30 km from Abbottabad city.-People, Culture & Economy:... Salhad Salhad Salhad is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The Union Council of Salhad is named after what was the main village of the area, but has now effectively become a suburb of Abbottabad city.It is situated about two kilometres south of the... Sarbhana Sarbhana Sarbhana is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan .- Location :Sarbhana is located in the west of the district, it is bounded by the following Union Councils, to the north by Kakul, Kuthwal and Beerangali, to the east by Phalkot, to the... Sheikh-ul-Bandi Sheikh-ul-Bandi Sheikh-ul-Bandi is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Union council takes its name from a neighbourhood which is 3 km from the city of Abbottabad. It is in the valley toward the north-west of the Sarban Hills... Sherwan Sherwan Sherwan is a Union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, located 35 km west of Abbottabad.The population of Sherwan Town is over 25000.The local language is Hindko while Urdu is also understood and spoken by local people...