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”’Bagnotar”’ is a [[union councils of Pakistan|union council]] of [[Abbottabad District]] in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/adminunit.htm|title= Administrative Units or Union Councils of District Abbottabad | |
”’Bagnotar”’ is a [[union councils of Pakistan|union council]] of [[Abbottabad District]] in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/adminunit.htm|title= Administrative Units or Union Councils of District Abbottabad | |
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archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104619/http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/adminunit.htm |archive-date=3 April 2007|access-date=5 November 2023|url-status=dead |website=Abbottabad District Government website}}</ref> Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from [[Abbottabad]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Bagnotar.html Falling Rain: Location of Bagnotar]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the 2023 census the total population was 16,638 of which 8,448 were male and 8,190 female.<ref> |
archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104619/http://www.abbottabad.sdnpk.org/adminunit.htm |archive-date=3 April 2007|access-date=5 November 2023|url-status=dead |website=Abbottabad District Government website}}</ref> Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from [[Abbottabad]].<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/3/Bagnotar.html Falling Rain: Location of Bagnotar]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the 2023 census the total population was 16,638 of which 8,448 were male and 8,190 female.<ref> |
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</ref> The area is popular with domestic tourists who are keen to see snowfall and enjoy other activities.<ref>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/2340105/northern-parts-of-k-p-see-winter-tourism-boom Northern parts of K-P see winter tourism boom]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:35, 29 October 2025
Administrative subdivision or Union Council in Abbottabad District, Pakistan
Union Council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Bagnotar is a union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2] Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from Abbottabad.[3] According to the 2023 census the total population was 16,638 of which 8,448 were male and 8,190 female.[4] The area is popular with domestic tourists who are keen to see snowfall and enjoy other activities.[5]
Location
The Union Council of Bagnotar is situated in the central part of Abbottabad District and is part of Abbottabad Tehsil, it lies to south east of the city of Abbottabad ;– the capital city of the district. The area is included in the Lower Galliyat Belt. The main tribes of Bagnotar are the Sardars (karlal) and Jadoons. However, other small groups like Awan, Pathan, Raja, Chohan (Nai), Abbasi and some Kashmiris are also settled in the area. Bagnotar is bounded by the following union councils, to the north by Sarbhana, and Beerangali, to the east Nagri Bala & Nathiagali, and to the south by Namli Maira and Phalkot, and to the west by Bagh.
Bagnotar town has an elevation of 1882 metres, and is located approximately 16 km from Abbottabad[6] on Abbottabad-Murree Road. A lush green pine valley stretched on 810 square kilometers. The major landscape as well as the settlement of Bagnotar is located along the Barrian-Nathigali-Abbottabad Road (Abbottabad Murree Road), the 11 kilometers of which passes through the land of Bagnotar.
Subdivisions
Union Council Bagnotar has three subdivisions known as the “village councils”, these are[7]:
Politics
In 2010, there was a popular movement for the creation of Hazara Province – local people in Bagnotar seemed supportive of this aim by the political group Tehreek-e-Hazara.[8]
2005 earthquake
On 8 October 2005, various parts of Abbottabad District were affected by the Pakistan earthquake. Unlike neighbouring Kashmir, the loss in human life was relatively low in this area, with 511 dead and 622 injured. Although the impact on infrastructure was still severe.[9]
References
- Hayat, Waseem; Ahmad, Shakeel; Hussain, Imtyaz; Zhang, Yongqing; Fazal, Saima; Khan, Salman (2019), “Analysis of the People–Forests Relationship in Lower Galliyat, Abbottabad Pakistan”, Small-Scale Forestry, 18 (2): 235–253, doi:10.1007/s11842-019-09416-6
