Bagnotar
Bagnotar is a union council of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Bagnator is situated on the Abbottabad-Nathi Gali Road some 18 kilometers away from Abbottabad. Location. Union council Bagnotar is situated in central part of District Abbottabad in Abbottabad Tehsil, and lies to south east of Abbottabad city – the capital city of the district. The area is included in the Lower Galliyat Belt. The main tribes of Bagnotar are the Sardars (karlal) and Jadoons. However, other small groups like Awan, Pathan, Raja, Chohan (Nai), Abbasi and some Kashmiris are also settled in the area. Bagnotar  is bounded by the following union councils, to the north by Sarbhana, and Beerangali, to the east Nagri Bala & Nathiagali, and to the south by Namli Maira and Phalkot, and to the west by Bagh. Bagnotar town has an elevation of 1775 metres, and is located approximately 16 km from Abbottabad on Abbottabad-Murree Road. A lush green pine valley stretched on 810 square kilometers. The major landscape as well as the settlement of Bagnotar is located along the Barrian-Nathigali-Abbottabad Road (Abbottabad Murree Road), the 11 kilometers of which passes through the land of Bagnotar. The Important places  of Union Council Bagnotar are, Bagnotar,Bandi Maira,Thathi Chatarnath, Palakian and Chahan. Subdivisions. Union Council Bagnotar has three subdivisions known as the "village councils". These four are: Educational Institutes in Bagnotar. Government Institutes of education in Bagnotar are as follows Village Council Bagnotar. Government Boys Higher Secondary School Bagnotar Government Girls High School Bagnotar Government Primary School Bagnotar Government Primary School Khurri Banda Bagnotar Government Primary School Gulaga Bagnotar Government Primary School Seri, Bagnotar Government Primary School Gaiya Bagnotar Village Council Bandi Maira. Government Primary School Riyan Tareeda Government Girls Primary School Cham Rajput Government Primary School Bandi Maira  Nakrorha/Chatarnath/Maira. Government Girls High School Drang Bandi Maira.. Village Council Chahan. Government Primary School Chahan, Bandi Maira Vegetation. The vegetation in Bagnotar is naturally grown. Both coniferous and deciduous species are present on a large area of the whole union council. The notable species are "Pinus wallichiana, Pinus roxburghii, Cedrus deodara, Taxus baccata, Diospyrus lotus, Salix tetrasperma, Quercus dilatata, Morus elba, Aesculus indica" . 2005 earthquake. On 8 October 2005 various parts of Abbottabad District were affected by the Pakistan earthquake. Unlike neighbouring Kashmir, the loss in human life was relatively low in this area, with 511 dead  and 622 injured. Although the impact on infrastructure was still severe.