Abbottabad District
ضلع ایبٹ آباد ايبټ اباد ولسوالۍ | |
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 Abbottabad District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′N 73°00′E / 34.000°N 73.000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 1853 |
| Headquarters | Abbottabad |
| Administrative Subdivisions | 04
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| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Khalid Iqbal |
| • Constituensy | NA-16 Abbottabad-I NA-17 Abbottabad-II |
| Area | |
| • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1,967 km2 (759 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,363 m (4,472 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,924 m (9,593 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1,419,072 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 332,315 (23.42%) |
| • Rural | 1,086,757 |
| Demonym | Hazarewal |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 0992 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-KP |
| Website | abbotabad |
Abbottabad District (Hindko, Urdu: ضِلع ایبٹ آباد) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of the Hazara Division and Hazara region covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town.[3] Neighbouring districts include Mansehra to the north and Haripur to the west in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muzaffarabad to the east in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Rawalpindi to the south in the Punjab province.[4] According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Abbottabad district is 1,397,587 (1.39 million).
- ^ "Abbottabad District at a Glance". Islamabad: Population Census Organization. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
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