Battagram (, ) is a city and Union Council of

Battagram District Battagram (, ) is a tribal Districts of Pakistan, district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra, Mansehra city. It was part of historic Yaghistan (In ...

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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 A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(''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, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

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