About Us- District Profile

Abbottabad is known as city of Pines having lush green hill tops with waiving trees and admirable breeze. District Administration is utilizing all its resources for development and betterment of the district. Our aim is to provide maximum relief to the general public through good governance and justice by collaborating with all line departments. All citizens and travelers are requested to contact with District Administration Abbottabad for complaints or valuable suggestion.

About us / Introduction

Abbottabad is known as city of pines named after Mr. James Abbott the first Deputy Commissioner of British era in 1853.

Geography

Abbottabad is located 34.15 latitude and 73.21 longitude and it is situated at elevation 1232 meters above   sea   level   exist   between   Mansehra   & Rawalpindi districts.

Climate

Pleasant. Hot in summer in Abbottabad city while pleasant in Galiyat area. Extreme cold in winter especially in Galliyat due to snowfall and frost.

Culture and Heritage

Rich of moral values, hospitality, traditional meals, lassi, milk etc.

People and tribes

Jadoon, Tanoli, Karlal, Abbasi, Awan etc

Languages

Hindko, Urdu, Pashto

District Statistics(Education)

There are total 1636 schools in the district with

184367 students enrolled. Updated on May 2019

Boys Schools= 927

Girls’ Schools= 709

Total Girls enrolled= 73047

Total Boys enrolled= 111320

Famous Personalities

Jalal Baba

Iqbal Khan Jadoon

Baba Haider Zaman

Admiral. Noman Bashir (Retired Chief of Naval Staff) Muhammad Raza Khan (Chief Election

Commissioner of Pakistan)

Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan (Ex-Chief Minister & Ex- Governor of KPK)

Amanullah Khan Jadoon (Ex-MNA) Murtaza Javid Abbasi (Ex-MNA) Barrister Javid Abbasi

Sardar Muhammad Idrees (MPA)

District Specialty

City of Schools & Colleges and Pines