Haripur Tehsil تحصیل ہری پور هريپور تحصیل | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Haripur District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Samiullah Khan (IND) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 857,664 |
| • Urban | 133,024 |
| • Rural | 724,640 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number oftowns | 1 |
| Number ofUnion Councils | 8 |
Haripur Tehsil is atehsil located inHaripur District,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 37Union Councils.[2]
The tehsil was described by theImperial Gazetteer of India, compiled over a century ago duringBritish rule as follows:
Haripur Tehsil of Hazāra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, lying between 33° 44′ and 34° 18′ N. and 72° 33′ and 73° 14′ E., with an area of 657 square miles. It is bounded on the north-west by theIndus. The tahsil consists of a sloping plain, from 1,500 to 3,000 feet high, through which theSiran andHarroh flow. Low hills are dotted here and there over the plain. The population in 1901 was 151,638, compared with 142,856 in 1891. It contains the town of HARIPUR (population, 5,578), the headquarters; and 311 villages. The land revenue andcesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,72,000".[3]
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