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Battagram ( ur, , ps, ) is a city and Union Council of
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 Battagram ...
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Province of Pakistan
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. It is located at 34°41'N 73°1'E and has an altitude
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of 1038 metres (3408 feet).
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Battagram features ahumid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...
(''Cfa'') under the Köppen climate classification
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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 atehsil
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 administr ...
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:
See also
*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 Battagram ...
* Battagram Tehsil
Battagram Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of the Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the Tehsil headquarters and covers a total area of 300 square miles (780 km2). Battagram Tehsil ...
References
{{Battagram-Union-Councils Union councils of Battagram District Cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa