| Darband | |
| Settlement Type: | Union council and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Pakistan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mansehra District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Type4: | Region |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lower Pakhli |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Haris Yousafzai |
| Coordinates: | 34.3167°N 124°W |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Postal Code: | 21460 |
| Leader Party: | Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) |
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] Darband once the Capital of State of Amb which was disestablished in 1969.
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 . Annually, approximately of precipitation descends.[2]
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