Havelian Tehsil

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Havelian Tehsil

تحصیل حویلیاں
Havelian View of Dor Valley from the parking place on the other bank from Havelian Village 2.jpg
The valley of the Dor
Abbottabad Union Councils.svg
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad
Headquarters Havelian
Government
  ChairmanUzair Sher Khan [1] [2] [3] (IND)
Population
  Total351,322
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Number of towns 1
Number of Union Councils 16

Havelian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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History

During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District. [5] After the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981, when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district. Subsequently, the district was split into two tehsils, namely Abbottabad and Havelian.

Subdivisions

Municipal Committees

Cantonments

Union Councils

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References

  1. "Independent Candidate Uzair Sher Khan Claims Havelian Tehsil Chairman By-poll". UrduPoint website. 7 August 2023.
  2. "JUIF defeated in Mathra LG by-polls". The News International newspaper. 7 August 2023.
  3. "Uzair Sher wins slot of Havelian tehsil chairman". 24 News TV channel website. 6 August 2023.
  4. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION BLOCKWISE WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (see page 26 of 36 for Havelian Tehsil)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. Abbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1

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