Lora لورا | |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′0″N73°17′0″E / 33.88333°N 73.28333°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Lora |
| Union Council | Lora |
Lora is a village in the Abbottabad District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The village serves as the headquarters of the Union Council and tehsil of the same name. [1] [2] Lora has a bus station that has services to neighbouring villages, there are also government offices based in Lora. [3]
As the headquarters of a tehsil, Lora hospital was equipped with medical and surgical equipment with the joint assistance of the European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and CARE International during the second year [4] of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Lora village was recorded as having a total population of 7,530 of which 3,681 were male and 3,849 were female. 7,473 residents were recorded as Muslim with 57 belonging to other faiths. [6]
Lora is located at an altitude of 1148 metres (3769 feet). [7] It is situated in the southern part of Abbottabad District formerly part of Havelian Tehsil, it is now the headquarters of Lora Tehsil.
Lora is connected with Abbottabad via the Ghora Gali- Shah Maqsood road, the travelling time from Abbottabad is about 3 hours by bus and two hours by car. Murree is about 22 km from Lora and can be reached in 40 minutes . Islamabad is about 60 km and 90 minutes drive.