Darband tehsil

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.[1]

For other places with similar names, see Darband.
Darband
Union council and town
Darband is located in Pakistan
Darband
Darband
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°19′N 72°52′E
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMansehra District
RegionLower Pakhli
Government
 • ChairmanLiaqat Khan (PML(N))
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

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 1152 mm | 45.4 inch of precipitation descends.[2]

References
  1. "Darband given status of tehsil". Dawn. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/pakistan/khyber-pakhtunkhwa/darband-474421/#google_vignette


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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