| Balakot | |
|---|---|
| — Tehsil — | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mansehra |
| Government | |
| • Nazim | Syed Junaid Ali Qasim[1] |
| • Naib Nazim | Mohammad Siddique |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union Councils | 16 |
Balakot Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل بالاکوٹ) is a subdivision of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Balakot is the main city of this area. It was one of the towns which was most damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on 8 October 2005 [2] and an estimated 80% of the buildings there were destroyed. Villages were badly affected and landslides cut off thousands of people from Balakot where relief workers had been helping the survivors.[3]
Balakot Tehsil consists of 16 Union Councils[4]: