Mansehra District
Mansehra District (Urdu, Hindko: ضلع مانسہرہ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district.
Mansehra District
ضلع مانسہرہ مانسهره ولسوالۍ | |
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Location of Mansehra District (including Torghar District) within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prior to 2011 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Region | Pakhli |
| Headquarters | Mansehra |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Bilal Shahid Rao (BPS-18 PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Zahoor Babar Afridi (BPS-19 PSP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,579 km2 (1,768 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,555,742 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0997 |
| Number of union councils | 59 |
| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | mansehra |
Mansehra was established as an independent district in 1976. It was previously a tehsil within the broader Hazara District. In 1993, a former subdivision of Mansehra, Battagram, was separated as an independent district. Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as Torghar District.
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