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Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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For other places with similar names, see Darband.Union council and town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Darband
Union council and town
Darband is located in PakistanDarbandDarbandLocation in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°19′N 72°52′E / 34.317°N 72.867°E / 34.317; 72.867
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMansehra District
RegionLower Pakhli
Government
 • ChairmanDilbar Khan Tanoli (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf ( PTI ))
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Darband (دربند) is a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It was created as a separate tehsil in late August 2017 out of three union councils until then part of Oghi Tehsil: Darband itself, Nika Pani and Shanaya. Darband once the Capital of State of Amb which was disestablished in 1969.

Climate

Darband's climate is classified as warm and temperate. Darband has a significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. Köppen and Geiger classify this climate as Cfa. The average annual temperature in Darband is 18.2 °C (64.8 °F). Annually, approximately 1,152 mm (45.4 in) of precipitation descends.

References

  1. "Darband given status of tehsil". Dawn. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Darband climate: Weather Darband & temperature by month".
Administrative divisions of Mansehra District
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Tehsils
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Darband used to called Amb state. Different Pashtun tribes live there. Famous personalities are Zar Gul, Zareen Gul, Raja Bashir(Late), Zulfiqar Khan, Raees Khan Tanoli (Columnist) and others

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