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The Province of Hazara is bounded on the north and east by the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir. To the south are the Islamabad Capital Territory and the province of Punjab, whilst to the west lies the rest of the North-West Frontier Province. The river Indus runs through the province in a north-south line, forming much of the western border of the province. The capital of Hazara province is Abbottabad. The total area of Hazara province is 18013 km.
Approximately 3/4 of the population speaks Hindko. Small numbers of people speak other languages, but there is considerable bilingualism and multilingualism amongst the population. The districts of Haripur and Abbottabad have higher literacy rates than most districts of the province. The population of Hazara province was estimated to be over 4.5 million in 2005. The University of Hazara and COMSATS Abbottabad Campus provides higher education to people of the region.
The province of Hazara lay close to the crossroads formed by the river Indus and the Grand Trunk Road. The Karakoram Highway began at the town of Havelian and travelled north through the division towards China via the Northern Areas.
The province was composed of five districts at abolition in 2000.
* Abbottabad District had an area of 1802 km² and 1 million population
* Batagram District had an area of 1301 km² and 0.5 million population
* Haripur District had an area of 1763 km² and 0.7 million population
* Kohistan District had an area of 7581 km² and 0.6 million population
* Mansehra District had an area of 4500 km² and 1 million population
* Torghar District had an area of 1957 km² and .4 million population