Bakot
union council in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Bakot is one of the 51 Union Councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Bakot | |
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 Bakot is in Abbottabad district, the names of the neighbouring districts to Abbottabad are also shown | |
| Coordinates: 34°6′30″N 73°29′30″E / 34.10833°N 73.49167°E[2] | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Tehsil | Abbottabad |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Nazir Ahmed Abbasi[3] |
| • Naib Nazim | Zulfiqar Hussain |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,153[1] |
Earthquake
changeBakot was badly affected by the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, as the place where the earthquake happened was nearby.
Location
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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
changeThe Union Council of Bakote is made up of three areas these are: Bakot, Moolia and Sagnal.[3]