Battagram District

Battagram District
ضلع بټګرام
District & Town
ضلع بٹگرام

Medan region Battagram

Location of Battagram District (highlighted in yellow)
Coordinates: 34°25′N 73°06′E / 34.41°N 73.1°E / 34.41; 73.1
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Capital Battagram
Established July 1993
Government
 • MNA Qari Muhammad Yousuf (2013-Present)
 • MPA Nawab Zada Wali Muhammad Khan (2013-Present)
 • MPA Shah Hussain Khan (2013-Present)
Area
 • Total 1,301 km2 (502 sq mi)
Elevation 1,038 m (3,406 ft)
Population (2004-2005)
 • Total 361,000
 • Density 236/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC5)
Zip/Postal Code 21040
Area code(s) 0997
Number of Tehsils 2

Battagram (Urdu: ضلع بٹگرام; Pashto: ضلع بټګرام) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It has a total land area of 1301 square kilometres.

Administration

Battagram obtained the status of district in July 1993 when it was upgraded from a Tehsil and separated from Mansehra District. Before Battagram obtained the status of district, it was a Tehsil of the Mansehra District. It has geographical borders with Kohistan District, the Tribal Area of Kala Dhaka (Black Mountain of Hazara), Shangla District and Malakand Division. The district consists of two sub-divisions or Tehsils, containing 20 in total. Union Councils:[1]

Tehsil No. of Unions Name of Unions
Allai Tehsil 8 Banna, Bateela, Batkul, Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah
Batagram Tehsil 12 Ajmera, Banian, Battagram, Batamori, Gijbori, Kuza Banda, Paimal Sharif, Peshora, Rajdhari, Shumlai, Thakot and Trand

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two MPAs from its constituencies PF-59 (Battagram-1) and PF-60 (Battagram-2).[2]

Earthquake 2005

Battagram was one of the areas affected by the Pakistan earthquake of October 8, 2005[3] when more than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were injured. Many residents of the area were rendered homeless and without shelter. Since October 8, 2005, the NGOs and the governmental organization Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority have been engaged in reconstruction work but as of 2009, the reconstruction work is not completed. In some cases residents have rebuilt houses themselves.

References

  1. ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram – Government of Pakistan, NRB, archived from the original on 9 February 2012, retrieved 19 March 2012
  2. ↑ Constituencies and MPAs – Website of the Provincial Assembly of the NWFP, PANWFP, archived from the original on 28 April 2008, retrieved 19 March 2012
  3. ↑ Educational Institutes in Battagram, Hazara, retrieved 19 March 2012

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