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Abbottabad

Abbottabad
ایبٹ آباد
City


From top, left to right:
City view, Mushkpuri top, view of Abbottabad from Shimla Hill
Abbottabad is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Abbottabad
Abbottabad
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Abbottabad is located in Pakistan
Abbottabad
Abbottabad
Location within Pakistan
Abbottabad is located in Asia
Abbottabad
Abbottabad
Location within Asia
Coordinates: 34°9′21″N 73°13′10″E / 34.15583°N 73.21944°E / 34.15583; 73.21944
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
DistrictAbbottabad
Founded1863
Government
 • BodyDistrict Government
 • MayorShuja Nabi[1] (PTI)
 • Deputy CommissionerKhalid Iqbal[2]
Elevation
1,256 m (4,121 ft)
Population
 • City
275,890
 • Rank40th, Pakistan; 4th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 Abbottabad Cantonment: 138,311
Abbottabad Municipal Committee: 107,369
DemonymAbbottabadi
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Calling code0992
Number of Union Councils6[5]
Websitedga.com.pk

Abbottabad (/ˈæbətəbɑːd/ AB-ə-tə-bahd; Urdu and Hindko: ایبٹ آباد, romanized: aibṭabād, pronounced [ɛːbʈəˈbaːd]) 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.

  1. ^ "PTI wins Abbottabad mayor slot". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Preparations underway for general elections in Abbottabad". Pakistan Observer. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Abbottabad District Government
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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