Hazara District was a district of Peshawar Division in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It existed until 1976, when it was split into the districts of Abbottabad and Mansehra , with the new district of Haripur subsequently splitting off from Abbottabad, and Battagram and Torghar – from Mansehra.
19-531: The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the district as follows: Northernmost District of the North - West Frontier Province, and the only portion of that Province east of the Indus. It lies between 33° 44′ and 35° 10′ N. and 72° 33′ and 74° 6′ E., with an area Of 2,858, or, including Tanāwal, 3,062 square miles. The District consists of a long tongue of British territory running north and south for 120 miles. The southern base
38-426: A literacy rate of 74.88%: 84.13% for males and 65.61% for females. 282,230 (24.06% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 147,765 (12.58%) live in urban areas. Languages of Haripur district (2023) At the time of the 2023 census, 942,172 of the population spoke Hindko , 172,471 spoke Pashto , 23,423 Urdu , and 11,854 Punjabi and 23,136 others as their first language. The district of Haripur
57-405: A literacy rate of 77.34%: 86.20% for males and 68.42% for females. 334,274 (23.92% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 332,315 (23.42%) live in urban areas. The major language of the area is Hindko , which in the 1981 census, was the mother tongue of 95% of households. The variety spoken in the city of Abbottabad has formed the basis of a literary language. It is very close to
76-500: A mean elevation of 2,500 feet. Higher again is the Orāsh plain, where Abbottābād lies between 4,000 and 5,000 feet above the sea. Lastly the Kāgān valley, comprising one-third of the total area, is a sparsely populated mountain glen, shut in by parallel ranges of hills which rise to 17,000 feet above the sea. Never more than 15 miles apart, these ranges throw out spurs across the valley, leaving only
95-654: A narrow central gorge through which the Kunhar river forces an outlet to the Jhelum. The Hazara District is now divided into Abbottabad , Mansehra and Haripur districts. 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 km , with
114-616: Is 56 miles in width, and the centre 40, while the Kāgān valley, in the north east, is only about 15 miles broad. On the north the Kāgān range separates the District from Chilās, a dependency of Kashmir; and on the east the range which borders the left bank of the Kunhār river and the Jhelum separates it from Kashmir, Punch, and the Punjab, District of Rawalpindi ; north-west lie the Black Mountain and
133-426: Is 69%. Haripur District Haripur District ( Hindko , Urdu : ضلع ہری پور ) is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . Before obtaining the status of a district in 1991, Haripur was a tehsil of Abbottabad District Its headquarters are the city of Haripur . According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Haripur District is 1,173,056 (1.1 million). Geographically,
152-532: Is bounded on the east by the Jhelum, which divides it from Pūnch and the Punjab District of Rawalpindi; and it comprises part of the mountain valleys drained by the Dor and Harroh rivers, together with the hill country eastward. The hill-sides to the north and north-east are covered with timber forest. The population in 1901 was 194,632, compared with 175,735 in 1891. It contains the towns of ABBOTTABAD (population, 7,764),
171-671: The Hindko varieties of Mansehra : the two share 86% of their basic vocabulary. In the Galliat region in the southeast of the district, the language is still known as Hindko but becomes more distinct and gradually transitions into the dialects of Pahari . Other languages, such as Pashto, Urdu and Punjabi, are found more in urban than rural areas. Under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Act of 1975, two areas have been designated with
190-580: 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. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Abbottabad district is 1,397,587 (1.39 million). The district is named after Major James Abbott ,
209-532: The district borders the Abbottabad District to the northeast, Mansehra District to the northeast, the Punjab to the southeast, the Buner to the northwest, and Swabi to the west. The federal capital of Islamabad is adjacent to the district in the south. As of the 2023 census , Haripur district has 192,451 households and a population of 1,174,783. The district has a sex ratio of 101.43 males to 100 females and
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#1732847520564228-702: The district, 38 in Abbottabad tehsil and 13 in Havelian. With the announcement by the Election commission of Pakistan that elections would be held on 8 January 2008, more than a dozen candidates filed their nomination papers in Abbottabad. Abbottabad was the centre of the Sooba Hazara movement that started after the national assembly passed the 18th amendment to change the name of the province from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . The former governor of
247-540: The district: Ayubia National Park and Qalandarabad game reserve. Both areas cover only 6% of the landed area of the district. The Ayubia National Park was established in 1984, this park covers an area of over 3,312 ha. The Qalandarabad game reserve was established in 1980 with an area of 8,940ha. Abbottabad district is divided into four tehsils , Abbottabad Tehsil , Havelian Tehsil , Lora Tehsil and Lower Tanawal Tehsil as well as one urban administration area – Nawanshehr . There are fifty-one Union Councils in
266-753: The first deputy commissioner of Hazara (1849–1853). During British rule, Abbottabad became the capital of the Hazara division, which was named after and contained the Hazara valley, a small valley in the outermost Himalayas , between the Indus in the west and Kashmir in the east. The current Abbottabad District was originally a tehsil of Hazara, the Imperial Gazetteer of India described it as follows: Tahsīl of Hazāra District, North-West Frontier Province, lying between 33°49' and 34° 22' N. and 72°55' and 73° 31' E., with an area of 715 square miles (1,850 km ). It
285-486: The lofty ranges which overhang the eastern bank of the Indus; and on the south is Attock District of the Punjab. Thus the District lies like a wedge of British territory driven in between Kashmir on the east and the independent hills on the west. Hazara presents every gradation of scenery, altitude, and climate. The valley of the Harroh, only 1,500 feet above sea-level, merges into the Hazara plain, an area of 200 square miles, with
304-480: The population spoke Hindko , 5.85% (81,731) Pashto , 3.06% (42,734) Urdu , 11,744 Kohistani, 10,401 Punjabi, 1,971 Shina, 1,722 Saraiki, 1,080 Kashmiri as their first language. Other languages, namely the Kohistani (11,744), are also spoken in this district. As of the 2023 census , Abbottabad district has 236,789 households and a population of 1,419,072. The district has a sex ratio of 100.77 males to 100 females and
323-502: The province has been vocal in this opposition to the new name The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs (PK-36 to PK-39): According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015 , Abbottabad is ranked 31 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 72 out of 148.The literacy rate of Abbottabad
342-430: The tahsil and District headquarters, and NAWASHAHR (4,114); and 359 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903-4 to Rs. 97,000. In 1976, the tehsils of Mansehra and Battagram were separated into the new Mansehra District , while the tehsil of Haripur became a separate district in 1991. Languages of Abbottabad district ( 2023 Pakistani census ) At the time of the 2023 census, 87.43% (1,221,957) of
361-409: Was a tehsil (sub-division) of the Abbottabad District until 1992. After that, it received the status of an independent district. Currently, Haripur District is divided into three Tehsils : Haripur District has two government-funded postgraduate colleges, providing higher-level education, as well as four-degree colleges for women. The Haripur University was established in 2012, which was initially
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