Palak

Palak is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan.LocationPalak is located in the South eastern edge of Abbottabad district . It forms part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border with Punjab province and Kashmir, and it also borders the following Union Councils within Abbottabad district, Seer Gharbi to the west, Nathiagali to the North and Malkot to the north west.Palak is the gateway of District Abbottabad because a gali Barian is a border of NWFP and Punjab and Union Council Palak is started from Barian.SubdivisionsPalak is the largest union council of the Circle Bakote area - as part of the local government reforms of 2000 Malkot Union Council was merged into Palak.Palak UC is subdivided into the following areas: Jundala, Arwar, Darwaza, Kala Bon, Longal, Malkot, Palak, Riala (Riyala) and Soorjal (Surajaal).Other villages areKushi KotDemographicsThe total population of the union council is almost 25,000. The main tribes of Palak are the Dhond Abbasi, Gujjars and Sattis.SchoolsThe first Primary Vernacular Boys School was founded in Reala in 1900 and had to be transferred to Birote because of no student availability. Palak has two high schools for boys and one middle school for girls.