Country Pakistan District Rawalpindi District Union councils 15 Capital Murree | Region Punjab Towns 1 Time zone PST (UTC+5) | |
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Murree Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل مری) is one of the seven Tehsils (i.e. sub-divisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Map of Murree Tehsil, Pakistan
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
Murree Tehsil is divided into 15 Union Councils. These are:
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
Tribes
According to population census of 1998 Murree has a population of 176,426 persons, of which 90,780 are male while 85,646 are female.
References
Murree Tehsil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA