Bagnotar is a
union council of
Abbottabad District
Abbottabad District () is a district of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is part of Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to ...
in
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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province of
Pakistan
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. Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from
Abbottabad.
Location
Union council Bagnotar is situated in central part of District Abbottabad in
Abbottabad Tehsil
Abbottabad Tehsil ( ur, ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District, a ...
, and lies to south east of
Abbottabad city – the capital city of the district. The area is included in the Lower Galliyat Belt. The main tribes of Bagnotar are the
Sardars
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(karlal) and
Jadoons. However, other small groups like Awan, Pathan, Raja, Chohan (Nai), Abbasi and some
Kashmiris
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are also settled in the area. Bagnotar is bounded by the following union councils, to the north by
Sarbhana, and Beerangali, to the east Nagri Bala & Nathiagali, and to the south by
Namli Maira
Namli Mera is a mountainous rural area located in Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is one of the 51 union councils of Pakistan, union councils of Abbottabad District,Bagh
Bagh ( fa, باغ, link=no, meaning "garden") may refer to:
Places India
* Bagh Caves in Madhya Pradesh, India
* Bagh, Dhar, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India
Iran
* Bagh, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province
* Bagh, Larestan, a village ...
.
Bagnotar town has an elevation of 1775 metres,
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Murree (Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Muree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about ...
Road. A lush green pine valley stretched on 810 square kilometers. The major landscape as well as the settlement of Bagnotar is located along the Barrian-Nathigali-Abbottabad Road (Abbottabad Murree Road), the 11 kilometers of which passes through the land of Bagnotar.
The Important places of Union Council Bagnotar are, Bagnotar,Bandi Maira,Thathi Chatarnath, Palakian and Chahan.
Subdivisions
Union Council Bagnotar has three subdivisions known as the "village councils". These four are:
* Bag-Notar
* Bandi Mera
* Chhan
Educational Institutes in Bagnotar
Government Institutes of education in Bagnotar are as follows
Village Council Bagnotar
Government Boys Higher Secondary School Bagnotar
Government Girls High School Bagnotar
Government Primary School Bagnotar
Government Primary School Khurri Banda Bagnotar
Government Primary School Gulaga Bagnotar
Government Primary School Seri, Bagnotar
Government Primary School Gaiya Bagnotar
Village Council Bandi Maira
Government Primary School Riyan Tareeda
Government Girls Primary School Cham Rajput
Government Primary School Bandi Maira Nakrorha/Chatarnath/Maira.
Government Girls High School Drang Bandi Maira..
Village Council Chahan
Government Primary School Chahan, Bandi Maira
Vegetation
The vegetation in Bagnotar is naturally grown. Both coniferous and deciduous species are present on a large area of the whole union council. The notable species are ''Pinus wallichiana, Pinus roxburghii, Cedrus deodara, Taxus baccata, Diospyrus lotus, Salix tetrasperma, Quercus dilatata, Morus elba, Aesculus indica''
2005 earthquake
On 8 October 2005 various parts of Abbottabad District were affected by the Pakistan earthquake. Unlike neighbouring Kashmir, the loss in human life was relatively low in this area, with 511 dead and 622 injured. Although the impact on infrastructure was still severe.Earthquake impact – In Abbottabad District
References
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Union councils of Abbottabad District