Abbottabad
Abbottabad
ایبٹ آباد | |
|---|---|
City | |
From top, left to right: City view, Mushkpuri top, view of Abbottabad from Shimla Hill | |
Abbottabad Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Abbottabad Location within Pakistan Abbottabad Location within Asia | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′21″N 73°13′10″E / 34.15583°N 73.21944°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Founded by | James Abbott |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Mayor | Shuja Nabi[1] (PTI) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Khalid Iqbal[2] |
| Elevation | 1,256 m (4,121 ft) |
| Population (2023)[4] | |
• City | 275,890 |
| • Rank | 40th, Pakistan; 4th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Abbottabad Cantonment: 138,311 Abbottabad Municipal Committee: 107,369 | |
| Demonym | Abbottabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 0992 |
| Number of Union Councils | 6[5] |
| Website | dga |
Abbottabad[a] is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in the country and 6th largest in the province by population, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district. It is about 120 km (75 mi) north of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and 150 km (95 mi) east of Peshawar, at an elevation of 1,256 m (4,121 ft). Kashmir lies a short distance to the east.
- ^ "PTI wins Abbottabad mayor slot". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Preparations underway for general elections in Abbottabad". Pakistan Observer. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Abbottabad District Government
- ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (ABBOTTABAD DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "URL accessed 5 April 2006". Nrb.gov.pk. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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