Lora Tehsil
Abbottabad Tehsil
تحصیل لورا | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Headquarters | Lora |
| Population | |
| • Rural | 98,717 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Lora Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل لورا) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
During the British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District.[2] After Pakistan′s independence from Britain on 14 August 1947, it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district, containing two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian. In recent years Lora itself has been created as a tehsil in its own right.
Tehsil Lora has always been an important place and also a business hub of Circle Lora which consists of six union councils (Lora, Goreeni, Phallah, Nagri Tutial, Seer Sharqi and Seer Gharbi). It lies at the peripheral boundary of Abbottabad and most of the people works in Islamabad due to easy access by road through the Ghora Gali- Rawalpindi road and now rakhala road is more important. The tribes of lora is Abbasi, Gujjar, Junjua, Awan, Qureshies and others.
Administration
Tehsil Lora has 6 union councils. U.C Phallah, Lora, Seer Sharqi, Seer Gharbi, Goreeni and Nagri.[3] Rajab Ali Khan Abbasi MPA Of PK-43 Abbottabad-II belongs to Tehsil Lora.
Tehsil Lora is bisected by Nadi Haro (on which the Khanpur Dam is built). Locals grow seasonal crops such as Maize (makai) and Wheat (gandum).
