Bakot
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| Bakot | |
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| — Union Council — | |
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| Coordinates: 34°6′30″N 73°29′30″E / 34.10833°N 73.49167°ECoordinates: 34°6′30″N 73°29′30″E / 34.10833°N 73.49167°E[1] | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Nazir Ahmed Abbasi[2] |
| • Naib Nazim | Zulfiqar Hussain |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,153[3] |
Bakot is one of the 51 Union Councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Earthquake [change]
Bakot was badly affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, as the place where the earthquake happened was nearby.
Location [change]
Bakot is in the east of Abbottabad District and is next to the Muzaffarabad and Bagh districts of Kashmir. It is also next the following Union Councils within Abbottabad District: to the north by Nambal, to the south by Berote Kalan and to the west by Phalkot, Namli Maira, Nagri Bala.
Subdivisions [change]
The Union Council of Bakote is made up of three areas these are: Bakot, Moolia and Sagnal[2].
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