Mansehra

Mansehra

مانسهره
مانسہرہ
Mansehra مانسهره; مانسہرہ;
City
	Mansehra after winter snowfall
	Coordinates: 34°20′2″N 73°12′5″E / 34.33389°N 73.20139°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mansehra
Tehsil	Mansehra
Region	Upper Pakhli
Area
• Total	1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)
Elevation	1,088 m (3,570 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	127,623
• Rank	71st in Pakistan; 7th in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Density	340/km2 (900/sq mi)
Demonym	Mansehri or Mansehrian
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal Code	21300

Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is home to Swati tribe of Pashtuns, conquered by them in late 1640s. It is the 71st largest city in Pakistan by population and the 7th largest city in the province.

The name of the city is derived from the name of its founder, Mahan Singh, who was an administrator in the Sikh Army during the rule of Ranjit Singh.^[3] The city hosts the Mansehra Shiva Temple, which is famous for its annual Shivarathri festival.^[4]

^ "Mansehra Demographics table" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP (MANSEHRA DISTRICT)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
^ Hazara Report 1993, Peshawar:Govt of NWFP, p. 12
^ "Pakistan prepares to hold a major Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri". Asia. Gulf News. TNN. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.