Murree Tehsil

Murree Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل مری‎) is one of the seven Tehsils (i.e. sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Murree Tehsil
Tehsil
CountryPakistan
RegionPunjab
DistrictRawalpindi District
CapitalMurree
Towns1
Union councils15
Population
 (2017)
 • Total233,471
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

Murree Tehsil is located in the northernmost part of Punjab province where it borders the North West Frontier Province. The hill resort city of Murree is the capital city of this area.

Administration
Map showing Administrative subdivisions of Murree Tehsil.

Murree Tehsil is divided into 15 Union Councils. These are:[1]

UC Name of Union
Uc-49 Murree Urban
Uc-51 Dewal
Uc-52 Phagwari
Uc-53 Potha Sharif
Uc-54 Ghel
Uc-55 Rawat
Uc-56 Sehr Bagla
Uc-57 Darya Gali
Uc-58 Gora Gali
Uc-59 Namble
Uc-60 Mussiari
Uc-61 Angoori
Uc-62 Tret
Uc-63 Charhan
Uc-64 Ban

BHUMROTE SAYDAN

Note: The UC prefix is used for administration purposes as Rawalpindi District has a total of 90 Union Councils.

2005 earthquake

During the earthquake of 2005, 40% of houses in Murree tehsil were damaged or destroyed[2]

Demographics
See also: Demographics of Rawalpindi District

According to population census of 2017 Murree has a population of 233,471 .[3]

References
  1. Towns & Unions in the City District of Rawalpindi Archived 24 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 8 October quake destroyed 70% houses in Murree - The Daily Mail online edition Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Murree (Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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