Kukmang is a residential town and one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3] Most of the families living in Kukmang belong to Abbasi (Sararra, Dhund) and Qureshi clans.[citation needed] According to the 2023 census the total population was 10,251 of which 5,102 were males and 5,149 were females, overall literacy was 75.3% which was 88.2% for males and 62.5% for females. 10,230 inhabitants were recorded as being Muslim in the census with 21 listed as others.[4] Kukmong, like Abbottabad District in general, is vulnerable to landslides, earthquake and heavy rain,[5] 1,921 homes were identified as needing reconstrution after the 2005 earthquake.[6] In 2022 it was announced that Kukmang was one of several Union Councils in the district to benefit from road projects to improve infrastructure.[7]
Kukmang is located at 34°16'20N 73°25'30E and has an average elevation of 1208 metres (3966feet). It is situated in the North East of the district, it borders Boi to the North. River Kunhar to its North East, Pattan Kalan lies to the south-southeast, and Rankot to the north-west and Thandiani to its South West.[8] To the east, beyond the Kunhar River, lies the fabulous snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range of Kashmir.[citation needed]
Elections
In the 2015 elections Upper Kukmang, Central Kukmang and Kukmang each returned returned 9 candidates:[9]
Kukmang features different climates due to its high altitude at one end e.g. from Haryala to Kukmar and low altitude at other end e.g. from Devli / Bandi to Palhair. The villages which are on higher altitude have cold and snowy winters, relatively cool summer with drastically escalated rain, in relation with lower altitudes, and frequent fog. The temperature can rise as high as 35°C during the mid-summer in lower altitudes and drop below 0°C during the winter months.
In January 2021 a charity handed out blankets to the needy.[10]
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