Battagram District

Battagram
ضلع بٹگرام
بټګرام ولسوالۍ
Shingli Bala village in Battagram tehsil
Shingli Bala village in Battagram tehsil
Battagram District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Battagram District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 34°25′N 73°06′E / 34.41°N 73.1°E / 34.41; 73.1
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
RegionMulk E Pakhal
EstablishedJuly 1993
Founded bySwati tribe
City HallBattagram
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • MNAPrince Nawaz Khan Swati (Pakistan Tehreek Insaf)
 • MPA Battagram-I Engr Zubair Khan Swati
 • MPA Battagram-IITaj Muhammad Khan Trand
Area
1,301 km2 (502 sq mi)
Elevation
1,038 m (3,406 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
554,133
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
554,133
Time zoneUTC5 (PST)
Zip/Postal Code
21040
Area code0997
Number of Tehsils1
Websitebattagram.kp.gov.pk

Battagram (Pashto: بټګرام ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بٹگرام) is a tribal district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[2][3][4] The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra city.[2] It was part of historic Yaghistan (Independent Territory) before 1955. Later in 1955, It was merged into Pakistan and made part of neighboring Mansehra District with the status of Tehsil. It was officially separated from Mansehra District in July 1993 and was given the status of district. Battagram District was ruled by many different Khans, all belonging to the Swati tribe.

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  3. ^ Correspondent, A (2017-09-29). "Hazara varsity campus sought in Battagram". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-02. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Abaseen division to be approved after population census: Hoti". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-12-02.