Bagnotar

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Bagnotar
باجنوتار
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Coordinates: 34°7′0″N73°20′0″E / 34.11667°N 73.33333°E / 34.11667; 73.33333
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad
Tehsil Abbottabad
Government
  Member District CouncilSardar Saeed Anwer, Dist Nazim.
  Member Tehsil CouncilSardar Shuja Ahmed
Population
  Total981,590 (population of Abbottabad Tehsil)

Bagnotar is a union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [2] Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from Abbottabad.

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Location

Union council Bagnotar is situated in central part of District Abbottabad in Abbottabad Tehsil, and lies to south east of Abbottabad city – the capital city of the district. The area is included in the Lower Galliyat Belt. The main tribes of Bagnotar are the Sardars (karlal) and Jadoons. However, other small groups like Awan, Pathan, Raja, Chohan (Nai), Abbasi and some Kashmiris are also settled in the area. Bagnotar is bounded by the following union councils, to the north by Sarbhana, and Beerangali, to the east Nagri Bala & Nathiagali, and to the south by Namli Maira and Phalkot, and to the west by Bagh.

Bagnotar town has an elevation of 1775 metres, and is located approximately 16 km from Abbottabad on Abbottabad-Murree Road. A lush green pine valley stretched on 810 square kilometers. The major landscape as well as the settlement of Bagnotar is located along the Barrian-Nathigali-Abbottabad Road (Abbottabad Murree Road), the 11 kilometers of which passes through the land of Bagnotar. The important places of Union Council Bagnotar are, Bagnotar, Bandi Maira, Thathi Chatarnath, Palakian and Chahan.

Subdivisions

Union Council Bagnotar has three subdivisions known as the "village councils". These four are:

2005 earthquake

On 8 October 2005, various parts of Abbottabad District were affected by the Pakistan earthquake. Unlike neighbouring Kashmir, the loss in human life was relatively low in this area, with 511 dead and 622 injured. Although the impact on infrastructure was still severe. [3]

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References

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  3. "Earthquake impact – In Abbottabad District". Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 6 May 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2023.