Battagram ( ur, , ps, ) is a city and Union Council of

Battagram District Battagram ( ps, بټګرام ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Abaseen Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75-km from Mansehra. Overview and history The district of Battagra ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

Province of

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. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an

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of 1038 metres (3408 feet).

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Battagram features a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') under the

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. The average temperature in Battagram is , while the annual precipitation averages . June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of . The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of .

Education

The schools are being built with the help of several NGOs and foreign funds to improve the literacy rate of the people.

2005 earthquake

Battagram was among the areas affected by the earthquake of 8 October 2005, where more than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were injured.

Administration

Battagram District is divided into two tehsils, the proper Battagram and Allai (which are Banna, Bateela, Batkul, Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah). Proper Battagram main city is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

and district headquarters and is also one of 20 Union Councils of the District of Battagram. The Battagram Tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils:

References

{{Battagram-Union-Councils Union councils of Battagram District Cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Climate

Education

2005 earthquake

Administration

See also

References