KUKMANG

Location:

​Kukmang is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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It is situated in the north west of the district Abbottabad behind Thandiani at Thandiani - Muzaffarabad Road, about 25 Miles from Abbottabad city. It borders Boi to the north and Pattan Kalan to the east. To the east, beyond the Kunhar River, lies the fabulous snow covered Pir Panjal mountain range of Kashmir.
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Kukmang is located at 34°16'20N 73°25'30E and has an average elevation of 1208 metres (3966 feet).



Population & Subdivisions:

Estimated population of UC Kukmang is 20,000 (Twenty Thousand) approximately. It is divided into the following areas:​

​1. Haryala 
2. Talkand 
3. Marhais
4. Kanthaili / Nakkar
5. Gandiala / Dogha
6. Pathar Gali
7. Ryali
8. Sair / Dhand
9. Jandar Takki / Naryat
10. Kukmar
11. Kothiala
12. Sanja
13. Devli / Bandi
14. Pattan Khurd
15. Palhair



Language:

Hindko is the primarily spoken language in Kukmang, however Urdu is understood and spoken fluently by majority of the residents.

Forest & Wildlife:
The mountains around Kukmang are quite thickly forested, compare to most other hill stations in the locality, which have suffered some degree of deforestation over time. The local wildlife includes leopards, monkeys, jackals, several kinds of pheasants and the increasingly rare Flying squirrel and Pine Marten, to name only a few.



Weather:

Kukmang features different climates due to its high altitude at one end i-e from Haryala to Kukmar and low altitude at other end i-e from Devli / Bandi to Palhair.  The villages which are on higher altitude have cold and snowy winters, relatively cool summer with drastically escalated rain, in relation with lower altitudes, and frequent fog. The temperature can rise as high as 35 degree Centigrade during the mid-summer in lower altitudes and drop below 0 degrees Centigrade during the winter months.