Abbottabad District
Abbottabad District (Hindko, Urdu: ضِلع ایبٹ آباد) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of the Hazara Division and Hazara region covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts include Mansehra to the north and Haripur to the west in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muzaffarabad to the east in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Rawalpindi to the south in the Punjab province.
Abbottabad District
ضلع ایبٹ آباد ايبټ اباد ولسوالۍ | |
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District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Top: Thandiani in winter Bottom: View of Abbottabad | |
Abbottabad District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′N 73°00′E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 1853 |
| Headquarters | Abbottabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Nadeem Nasir |
| • District Police Officer | Umar Tufail |
| • District Health Officer | Shah Faisal Khanzada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,967 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,419,072 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Area code | 0992 |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | abbotabad |
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