Battagram District

Battagram
ضلع بٹگرام
بټګرام ولسوالۍ
Top: View of Battagram
Bottom: Madrassa at Kas-Pul
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-IEngr Zubair Khan Swati
 • MPA Battagram-IITaj Muhammad Khan Swati
Area
 • Total1,301 km2 (502 sq mi)
Elevation
1,038 m (3,406 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total476,749
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
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.[2] It was part of historic Yaghistan before 1965.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Correspondent, A (2017-09-29). "Hazara varsity campus sought in Battagram". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. ^ "Abaseen division to be approved after population census: Hoti". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-12-02.

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