Jandola Tehsil

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'''Jandola Tehsil''' is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Tank District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The subdivision borders South Waziristan to the north, south and west and Lakki Marwat District to the north-east.

The capital is the town of Jandola.

Prior to 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as '''Tank Subdivision''', and formerly also known as '''Frontier Region Tank'''. The region was named after Tank District which lied to the south-east.<ref name="tank">{{cite web|url=http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/tank.php |title=Historical and administrative profile of the FR Tank |publisher=FATA Secretariat |accessdate=2010-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203231914/http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/tank.php |archivedate=December 3, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/admnsystem.php |title=Administrative System |publisher=FATA Secretariat |accessdate=2010-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330093648/http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/admnsystem.php |archivedate=March 30, 2010 }}</ref> With the dissolution of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and its incorporation into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, '''Frontier Region Tank''' was reorganizd as '''Jandola Tehsil''' within Tank District.

==Geography and climate== The region is mostly covered by the dry Bhittani hills, gradually sloping from north-west towards south-east.<ref name="tank"/> The highest point of the region is {{convert|1943|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Most of the streams which originate from the region are seasonal and normally end up in the arid plains of Dera Ismail Khan District.<ref name="tank"/>

The region experiences hot summers and cold winters.<ref name="tank"/> The summer season is from April to October with June, July and August as the hottest months.<ref name="tank"/> The winter season is from November to March with December, January and February as the coldest months.<ref name="tank"/>

==Demography== The 1998 census counted a total population of {{sigfig|27216|3}}.<ref name="1998census">{{Cite book| title = 1998 census report of Tribal Area Adjoining Tank District| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 149| date = 2001}}</ref>{{rp|5}} Pashto is the first language of 97.5% of the population, and Punjabi – of 2.1%.<ref name="1998census"/>{{rp|6}} The main tribe in the region is the Bhittani, who also inhabit the frontier regions of Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu.<ref name="tank"/>

==Notable people== *Abdullah Nagyal *Pattu Lala *Sardar Rahim *Said Badshah Ahqar *Mir Sallam Aqdas

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090720052328/http://www.fata.gov.pk/ Government of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas] *[http://www.safron.gov.pk Pakistani Federal Ministry of States and Frontier Regions]

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