Kakul

Union Councils
name = Kakul


caption = Kakul is located in Abbottabad District
province = NWFP
district = Abbottabad
tehsil = Abbottabad
nazim = Syed Shah Sultan [http://www.abbottabad.gov.pk/Union-council/UCDetailPage.asp?name=Kakul Kakul Union Council] ]
naib nazim = Naveed Khan
population = 17,411
coordinates = 3411N 7315E

Kakul is a town situated in the Kakul Valley at an elevation of 1300 metres, 5 km north of Abbottabad city near the Thandiani Hills, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The population is around 30,000.

History

Kakul was founded by ex-military chief Ghufran Tahir in 1957. The Pakistan Military Academy is located in the eastern side of the valley.

Administration

The town of Kakul is the capital of Kakul Union Council. The Union Council is divided into the following areas: Balolia, Kakul, Mandroch Kalan, Mandroch Khurd, Nawansher Janoobi and Nawansher Shamali.

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