Katlang Tehsil

Administrative area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Katlang Tehsil
تحصیل کاٹلنگ
کاټلنګ تحصیل
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMardan
Government
 • ChairmanMuhammad Riaz (IND[a])
Population
 • Total343,144

Katlang (Pashto: کاټلنګ pronounced, Urdu: کاٹلنگ pronounced) is a tehsil in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4] It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mardan. The population of Katlang was 343,144 in 2017.

Katlang topaz

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. ^ Officially affiliated with the PTI, but filed nomination papers as an independent due to the PTI intra-party elections case

References

  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Katlang gets tehsil status". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Parties failing to uphold Mardan three-party formula". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "ANP set to form district govt in Mardan". The Nation. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Gubelin, Edward; Graziani, Giorgio; Kazmi, A.H. "PINK TOPAZ FROM PAKISTAN" (PDF). Gems & Gemology. Fall 1986: 1.
  6. ^ "Upgrading the gemstone industry". DAWN.COM. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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