Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the administrative headquarters for both the Abbottabad District and the Abbottabad Tehsil. The city sits at an elevation of approximately 1,256 meters (4,121 feet) above sea level.
Geographically, the city is situated about 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of the Islamabad–Rawalpindi area and roughly 150 kilometers (95 miles) east of Peshawar. According to the 2023 census, the population of Abbottabad was 234,395.