Pattan Kalan is one of the 51 union councils

Union Councils of Pakistan

A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...

 of Abbottabad District

Abbottabad District

Abbottabad is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The district covers an area of 1,969 km with the city of Abbottabad being the principal town...

 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It lies in an area that was affected by the 2005 earthquake, a total of 27 small camps were set up in Pattan Kalan following the quake.

Location

Pattan Kalan is located in the eastern edge of Abbottabad district where it forms part of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's border with Muzaffarabad District

Muzaffarabad District

Muzaffarabad district of Azad Kashmir is located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, and is very hilly. The district is bounded to Pakistan in the west and to Kupwara and Baramulla districts that comes under the Kashmir section which is part of the greater dispute between India and...

, Kashmir. It also borders the following Union Councils within Abbottabad district, Kukmang

Kukmang

Kukmang is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.- Location :Kukmang is located at 34°16'20N 73°25'30E and has an average elevation of 1208 metres...

 and Boi to the north, Kuthwal

Kuthwal

Kuthwal is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located to the north west of Abbottabad city .- Villages :...

 to the west, Beerangali

Beerangali

Beeran Gali is a Union Council of Abbottabad District, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. located approximately 20 km from Abbottabad city.- History :...

 and Nambal to the south

Subdivisions

The Union Council is subdivided into the following areas: Bandi Sararha, Banota, Chamiali, Khokhriala, Larri, Sialkot, Maseena Kalan and Pattan Kalan, Kottlion.