Hangu, Pakistan
| Hangu | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Hangu
Hangu
|
|
| Coordinates: 33°32′N 71°04′E / 33.53°N 71.06°ECoordinates: 33°32′N 71°04′E / 33.53°N 71.06°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Hangu |
| Area code(s) | 0925 |
Hangu (Pashto: هنګو) is a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the principal city of the district Hangu
Hangu valley is mainly inhabited by the Bangash along with large numbers of Orakzai and Afridi as well.
Various public & private school & colleges exist in Hangu district. A campus of the Agriculture University was to be built in Hangu City but the project is still pending, as the funds were allegedly transferred to Charsadda by the ANP provincial government .Recently the government degree college hangu start BS Hons 4-year program under Kohat University of Science and Technology.There are two government high schools for boys and two for girls in Hangu. Two Government Degree collages for boys and girls and a number of Private institutes are serving well to promoting the education in the area.
One government high school in Hangu is the Government High School Ibrahim Zai.
The name Hangu may have originated from Chinese travelers. Hangu is also the name of a place in China, and since many Chinese travelers have passed through the area for centuries, it's possible that travelers, like Hiuen Tsang, saw some similarities with their own region and thus named it Hangu. the Handu Hanjo a member of minority family derived the for it city.
On 22 August 2008, sixteen militants (including two Chechens) were killed by Pakistani security forces in a skirmish at Hangu when security forces opened fire on their explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint. One of the militants was arrested. One policeman and a member of the security forces were injured in the explosion. It was later discovered that the militants came from Darra Adamkhel, a town between Peshawar and Kohat with a thriving arms industry.
...
Wikipedia