Katlang Tehsil Explained

Katlang Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل کاٹلنگ
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|کاټلنګ تحصیل
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mardan
Population Total:343,144
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Party:IND
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Muhammad Riaz

Katlang (Pushto; Pashto: کاټلنګ,) is a tehsil in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] [3] [4] It is located approximately north of Mardan. The population of Katlang was 343,144 in 2017.

Katlang topaz

It is estimated that there are anywhere between 70,000 to 9,000,000 carats of pink topaz in and around Katlang. It is estimated that the Mingora emerald and the Katlang topaz have a worth upwards of 20,000 rupees per carat.[5] [6]

See also

Notes

  1. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-23. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135833/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/MARDAN_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-04-24. dead.
  2. Web site: 20 February 2010. Katlang gets tehsil status. 29 November 2017. DAWN.COM.
  3. Web site: Parties failing to uphold Mardan three-party formula. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 9 August 2017 . 29 November 2017.
  4. Web site: ANP set to form district govt in Mardan. The Nation. 8 June 2015. 29 November 2017.
  5. Gubelin. Edward. Graziani. Giorgio. Kazmi. A.H.. PINK TOPAZ FROM PAKISTAN. Gems & Gemology. Fall 1986. 1.
  6. News: Upgrading the gemstone industry. 2009-03-02. DAWN.COM. 2017-11-29. en-US.

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