Abbottabad
Abbottabad
ایبٹ آباد | |
|---|---|
City | |
From top, left to right: City view, Mushkpuri top, view of Abbottabad from Shimla Hill | |
| Coordinates: 34°9′21″N 73°13′10″E / 34.15583°N 73.21944°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Body | District Government |
| • Mayor | Shuja Nabi (PTI) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Khalid Iqbal |
| Elevation | 1,256 m (4,121 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• City | 275,890 |
| • Rank | 40th, Pakistan; 4th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Abbottabad Cantonment: 138,311 Abbottabad Municipal Committee: 107,369 | |
| Demonym | Abbottabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 0992 |
| Number of Union Councils | 6 |
| Website | dga |
Abbottabad is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in the country and 6th largest in the province by population, and serves as the headquarter of its namesake tehsil and district. It is about 120 km (75 mi) north of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and 150 km (95 mi) east of Peshawar, at an elevation of 1,256 m (4,121 ft). Kashmir lies a short distance to the east.