Abbottabad Tehsil

Infobox Tehsil Pakistan
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caption = Map showing the administrative subdivisions of Abbottabad District, Abbottabad Tehsil is highlighted in red.
official_name= Abbottabad

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province= North-West Frontier Province
district= Abbottabad
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census_year= 1998
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towns= 1
uc= 35
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map_text =Location within Pakistan

Abbottabad Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل ایبٹ آباد ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

History

During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_009.gifAbbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1] ] , after the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district, containing two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian.

Administration

The city of Abbottabad, as well as being district headquarters, serves as tehsil headquarters, the tehsil is subdivided into 35 Union Councils these are: [ [http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk/ District Government of Abbottabad] ]

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