1984, this park covers an area of over 3,312 ha. The Qalandarabad game reserve was established in 1980 with an area of 8,940ha. Subdivisions Abbottabad district is divided into three tehsils, Abbottabad Tehsil, Havelian Tehsil and Tehsil Lower Tanawal (a.k.a. Sherwan Teshsil) as well as one urban administration area – Nawanshehr. There are fifty-one Union Councils in the district, 38 in Abbottabad tehsil and 13 in Havelian. Election 2008 With the announcement by the Election commission of Pakistan that elections would be held on 8 January 2008 more than a dozen candidates filed their nomination papers in Abbottabad. Political campaigns Abbottabad was the centre of the Sooba Hazara movement that started after national assembly passed 18th amendment to change the name of province from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The former governor of the province has been vocal in this opposition to the new name Provincial assembly The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs (PK-36 to PK-39): Education According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, Abbottabad is ranked 31 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 72 out of 148. See also 2005 Kashmir earthquake References Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa