Havelian Tehsil

Havelian
Tehsil
Country  Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Abbottabad
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Number of towns 1
Number of Union Councils 16

Havelian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

History

During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District.[1] After the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981, when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district. Subsequently the district was split into two tehsils, namely Abbottabad and Havelian.

Administration

The city of Havelian, serves as the tehsil headquarters. The tehsil is subdivided into 16 Union Councils. These are:[2]

  Mera Gujjrat 
 Gujjrain D Magree]Kalu Mara Chanba Noshara Sultanpur Moh Matian Dhanger Banda Gujjar Abad

References

Coordinates: 33°56′N 73°07′E / 33.933°N 73.117°E / 33.933; 73.117

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