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Havelian ( ) is the second largest municipality in the
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 ...
, in the
Hazara Division Hazara Division is an administrative Divisions of Pakistan, division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located along the Indus River and comprises eight districts: Abbottabad District, Abbottabad, Mansehra District, Mansehr ...
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...
province of Pakistan. It serves as the headquarters for Havelian Tehsil. The word literally translates into English as "mansions". The outskirts of the city are also home to one of the largest ordnance factories of Pakistan,
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Havelian. An ordnance depot also exists in the vicinity of the city and the factory.


Geography

Havelian is located on the
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and on the banks of Dor River, about 15.5 kilometers south west of Abbottabad.


Demographics


Population

As of the 2023 census, Havelian had a population of 37,509.


Transport

Havelian's main public transport consist of auto rickshaws, modified
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pickup vehicles, tongs, which can accommodate anywhere from 8 to 13 people at a time. Taxis and automobiles for hire are also available. Vans and buses are frequently used for connecting Havelian to the surrounding cities and towns in the region. Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...
performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hazara Motorway, a road link of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, on November 29, 2014. The 60-kilometre, 4-lane expressway will cost Rs33 billion. The Hazara Motorway will reduce the drive time from
Islamabad Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
to Havelian to just 30 minutes, additionally providing a road to the Havelian Dry Port project. The project anticipates hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities, possibilities of new business ideas, and a socio-economic uplift of the whole region. CM KPK Parveez Khattak announced a bypass from Havelian to Damtor and another bypass from the Havelian city to Havelian Village. The CM also announced a network of roads in Havelian.


Railway

Havelian is the last railway station while traveling to the northern areas of Pakistan in KPK province. Havelian is the terminus of a branch railway. In February 2007, consultants investigated the construction of a railway link to
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. The line would cross the 4,730m-high Khunjerab pass.


References


External links

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Daikhlopakistan.com
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