Murree Tehsil


Murree Tehsil is one of the seven Tehsils of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of 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:
UCName of Union
Uc-49Murree Urban
Uc-51Dewal
Uc-52Phagwari
Uc-53Potha Sharif
Uc-54Ghel
Uc-55Rawat
Uc-56Sehr Bagla
Uc-57Darya Gali
Uc-58Gora Gali
Uc-59Numble
Uc-60Mussiari
Uc-61Angoori
Uc-62Tret
Uc-63Charhan
Uc-64Ban
BHUMROTE SAYDAN

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.