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Katlang (Pashto: کاټلنګ , Urdu: کاٹلنگ ) is a tehsil in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4] It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mardan. The population of Katlang was 343,144 in 2017.
Katlang Tehsil
تحصیل کاٹلنگ کاټلنګ تحصیل | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mardan |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Muhammad Riaz (IND[a]) |
| Population | |
• Total | 343,144 |
Katlang topaz
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It is estimated that there are anywhere between 70,000 and 9,000,000 carats of pink topaz in and around Katlang. It is estimated that the Mingora emerald and the Katlang topaz have a worth upwards of 20,000 rupees per carat.[5][6]
See also
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edit- ^ Officially affiliated with the PTI, but filed nomination papers as an independent due to the PTI intra-party elections case
References
edit- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Katlang gets tehsil status". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Parties failing to uphold Mardan three-party formula". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "ANP set to form district govt in Mardan". The Nation. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Gubelin, Edward; Graziani, Giorgio; Kazmi, A.H. "PINK TOPAZ FROM PAKISTAN" (PDF). Gems & Gemology. Fall 1986: 1.
- ^ "Upgrading the gemstone industry". DAWN.COM. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2017-11-29.