Battagram District
Battagram
ضلع بٹگرام بټګرام ولسوالۍ | |
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Shingli Bala village in Battagram tehsil | |
Battagram District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′N 73°06′E / 34.41°N 73.1°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Region | Mulk E Pakhal |
| Established | July 1993 |
| Founded by | Swati tribe |
| City Hall | Battagram |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • MNA | Prince Nawaz Khan Swati (Pakistan Tehreek Insaf) |
| • MPA Battagram-I | Engr Zubair Khan Swati |
| • MPA Battagram-II | Taj Muhammad Khan Trand |
| Area | |
| 497 km2 (192 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| 335,984 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 335,984 (100%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC5 (PST) |
| Zip/Postal Code | 21040 |
| Area code | 0997 |
| Number of Tehsils | 1 |
| Website | battagram |
Battagram (Pashto: بټګرام ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بٹگرام) is a tribal district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75 km from Mansehra city. It was part of historic Yaghistan (Independent Territory) before 1955. Later in 1955, It was merged into Pakistan and made part of neighboring Mansehra District with the status of Tehsil. It was officially separated from Mansehra District in July 1993 and was given the status of district. Battagram District was ruled by many different Khans, all belonging to the Swati tribe.