Kukmang is a residential town and one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Most of the families living in Kukmang belong to Abbasi (Sararra, Dhund) and Qureshi clans. According to the 2023 census the total population was 10,251 of which 5,102 were males and 5,149 were females, overall literacy was 75.3% which was 88.2% for males and 62.5% for females. 10,230 inhabitants were recorded as being Muslim in the census with 21 listed as others. Kukmong, like Abbottabad District in general, is vulnerable to landslides, earthquake and heavy rain,Abbottabad District Disaster Risk Management Plan (page 22) 1,921 homes were identified as needing reconstruction after the 2005 earthquake.Response to the earthquake of 2005 In 2022 it was announced that Kukmang was one of several Union Councils in the district to benefit from road projects to improve infrastructure.‘Thousands to benefit from road projects’
Location
Kukmang is located at 34°16'20N 73°25'30E and has an average elevation of 1208 metres (3966 feet). It is situated in the North East of the district, it borders Boi to the North. River Kunhar to its North East, Pattan Kalan lies to the south-southeast, and Rankot to the north-west and Thandiani to its South West. To the east, beyond the Kunhar River, lies the fabulous snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range of Kashmir.
Elections In the 2015 elections Upper Kukmang, Central Kukmang and Kukmang each returned returned 9 candidates:
Kukmang Name of returned candidate Role Seat category Address Abdul Hameed Nazim General Seat Deweli Bandi Abbottabad Muhammad Javed Naib Nazim General Seat Kothiala Abbottabad Aurangzeb Councillor General Seat Kukmar Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Iqbal Councillor General Seat Kukmar Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Siraj Abbasi Councillor General Seat Kukmar Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Ramzan Councillor General Seat Naryat Kukmang Abbottabad Shahnaz Begum Councillor Women Kukmar Kukmang Abbottabad Zohra Bibi Councillor Women Taryat Kukmang Abbottabad Dildar Khan Councillor Peasants/Workers Devli Bandi Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Shahzad Councillor Youth Kukmar Abbottabad
Upper Kukmang: Upper Kukmang: Name of returned candidate Role Seat category Address Muhammad Iftikhar Nazim General Seat Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Azeem Naib Nazim General Seat Talkandi Abbottabad Muhammad Habib Councillor General Seats Talkandi Abbottabad Muhammad Siddique Councillor General Seat Talkandi Abbottabad Mujeeb Ur Rehman Councillor General Seats Talkandi Abbottabad Hussan Bano Councillor Women Kuklmang Abbottabad Iram Bibi Councillor Women Talkandi Abbottabad Muhammad Javed Councillor Peasants/Workers Talkandi Abbottabad Mehtab Ahmed Councillor Youth Talkandi Abbottabad
Central Kukmang:
Name of returned candidate Role Seat category Address Muhammad Sabir Khan Nazim General Seat Kukmang Abbottabad Ali Ur Rehman Naib Nazim General Seat Gandiala Kukmang Muhammad Raees Councillor General Seats Kukmang Abbottabad Muhammad Irshad Councillor General Seat Doga Kukmang Muhammad Zubair Councillor General Seat Kukmang Atd Ghazala Bibi Councillor Women Doga Kukmang Abbottabad Nusrat Parveen Councillor Women Kukmang Atd Gulzar Ahmed Councillor Peasants/Workers Kukmang Atd Waqar Younis Councillor Youth Pathar Gali Abbottabad
Weather
Kukmang features different climates due to its high altitude at one end e.g. from Haryala to Kukmar and low altitude at other end e.g. 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 °C during the mid-summer in lower altitudes and drop below 0 °C during the winter months.
In January 2021 a charity handed out blankets to the needy.Blankets distributed among the poor
References
External links Kukmang
fr:Kukmang