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Subdivision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Domel Tehsil تحصیل ڈومیل
ډومیل تحصیل‎Domail Tehsil
Domel Wazir Bagh
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Domel Tehsil (red) in Bannu DistrictDomel Tehsil (red) in Bannu District
Domel Tehsil is located in Khyber PakhtunkhwaDomel TehsilDomel TehsilShow map of Khyber PakhtunkhwaDomel Tehsil is located in PakistanDomel TehsilDomel TehsilShow map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°1′20″N 70°46′0″E / 33.02222°N 70.76667°E / 33.02222; 70.76667
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictBannu
Government
 • ChairmanIsrar Khan (PTI)
Population
 • Total209,388
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Domel Tehsil (Pashto: ډومیل تحصیل, Urdu: تحصیل ڈومیل), alternatively transliterated as Domail Tehsil, is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District, Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is located about 15 km from Bannu on Bannu–Kohat road.

History

Domel became tehsil in 2009 after Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved upgrading it from sub tehsil. The main town in Domel tehsil is Domel. It was part of Bannu tehsil prior of it being sub tehsil.

The name Domel is said to be from DO and MEL i.e. two miles. It is said that some British people asked about the name of this place when they came here and a local person who knew no English thought that they were asking about the distance of the local police station, told the distance of the nearby Police Station to be two miles which is do mile دو میل in local language and the British called this place Domel.

Domail tehsil has reserves of both oil and gas especially in the Spintangay and Kam Chashmi area.

Administration

The population of Domel Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 209,388 while according to the 1998 census, it was 102,710.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. "Breakdown: City plunges into darkness as feeders trip - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. "PESHAWAR: Tehsil status for Domail okayed". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. "KP allowed to sell seepage crude oil for first time". The Nation. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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