Abbottabad

Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد‎)
Abbottabad
View of Abbottabad from Shimla Hill
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Coordinates: 34°9′21″N 73°13′10″E / 34.15583°N 73.21944°E / 34.15583; 73.21944
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Abbottabad
Founded	1863
Elevation	1,256 m (4,121 ft)
Population
• Total	1,430,238
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	0992
HDI	0.70 [1]
HDI Category	High
Number of Union Councils	6[2]
Website	http://www.abottabad.gov.pk[permanent dead link]
Abbottabad District Government

Abbottabad is a city in Pakistan. It is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is the capital of Abbottabad District. It is also known as the "city of the pines".^[3] More that 1.4 million people live in the city. One of the most important places for army training in Pakistan, the Pakistan Military Academy, is in Kakul, near Abbottabad.

1. ↑ "SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN ANNUAL REVIEW 2014–15" (PDF). SOCIAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
2. ↑ "URL accessed 5 April 2006". Nrb.gov.pk. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
3. ↑ "BBC News – Osama Bin Laden's death: How it happened". bbc.co.uk. 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011. Abbottabad