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Kakul | |
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  Kakul  Kakul | |
| Coordinates:34°12′11″N73°16′56″E / 34.20306°N 73.28222°E /34.20306; 73.28222 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,000 |
Kakol, also known asKakul, is a village situated inAbbottabad District in theKhyber Pakhtunkwa province ofPakistan. It is part ofAbbottabad Tehsil and is located 5 km northeast of the centre ofAbbottabad city near theThandiani Hills at an elevation of 1532 metres.[1]
Kakul is known for being the site of thePakistan Military Academy, also known asPMA Kakul, it is the Officer Training Academy of the Pakistan Army. The posterior gate of PMA is also named as Kakul gate owing to its proximity with the village.
According to the 2017 census, the population of the village is 8,237 - of which 4,156 were males and 4,081 females.[2] The average household size was recorded 5.95.[3]
Kakul was a rural area prior to the establishment of aBoer Prisoner of War camp during theBoer War, circa 1899–1902, by the (then) Government ofBritish India.[4] This site was placed under the official management of the5th Royal Gurkha Rifles. Later on, the POW camp was converted into an army mountaineering and PT school until 1947–48, and a portion of it also remained the offices of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (RIASC). It was this site, which was later chosen for the new post-independencePakistan Military Academy, which is located in the eastern side of the valley.
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