Bagnotar is a union council of

Abbottabad District Abbottabad District (Hindko, ) is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of the Hazara Division and covers an area of 1,969 km2, with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town. Neighbouring districts incl ...

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province of

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. Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from

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Location

Union council Bagnotar is situated in central part of District Abbottabad in

Abbottabad Tehsil Abbottabad Tehsil () is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. History During the British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District. ...

, and lies to south east of

city – the capital city of the district. The area is included in the Lower Galliyat Belt. The main tribes of Bagnotar are the Sardars (karlal) and Jadoons. However, other small groups like Awan, Pathan, Raja, Chohan (Nai), Abbasi and some

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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 and Phalkot, and to the west by Bagh. Bagnotar town has an elevation of 1775 metres, and is located approximately 16 km from Abbottabad on Abbottabad-

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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

2005 earthquake

On 8 October 2005, various parts of Abbottabad District were affected by the Pakistan earthquake. Unlike neighbouring

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, 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.

References

* {{Abbottabad-Union-Councils Union councils of Abbottabad District Populated places in Abbottabad District