Kotli Sattian Tehsil
Kotli Sattian Tehsil | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Murree |
| Capital | Kotli Sattian |
| Towns | 1 |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 304 km2 (117 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Tehsil | 120,421 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | ... |
| • Rural | ... |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate | 88.20% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 47260 |
Kotli Sattian (Urdu: کوٹلی ستیاں) is a Tehsil (subdivision) of Murree District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1] Its name is derived from the mountain town of Kotli and the Satti tribe. This subdivision is geographically a part of the Murree and Kahuta hills. It was declared a subdivision in 1990 by breaking up 40 villages out of both subdivisions.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 83,255 | — |
| 1998 | 81,524 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 119,312 | +2.02% |
| 2023 | 120,421 | +0.15% |
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The population of the villages comprising Kotli Sattian town (tehsil) was 83,255 in 1981. The 1998 census shows the figure was at 81,524, a decrease of 2.1 percent. The 2017 census recorded a population of 119,312, and the census of 2023 reported a further rise to 120,421.
Geography
[edit]Kotli Sattian is a Tehsil of Murree district which is located in the Pir Panjal Range bordering with Kashmir. Before 1990, It was a part of Tehsil Murree. In establishing this tehsil, some areas of Kahuta tehsil were also included in it. It is 50 km away from Islamabad on the banks of Jehlum River. Most front areas of AJK are District. Bagh, Rawalakot and Pallandri. The Jehlum River separates Mallot Sattian, Badnian, Begal, Thoon and Chijana with Kashmir.
Gallery
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Korana, Kotli Sattian -
Village view, Kotli Sattian -
Hills, Kotli Sattian
See also
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