Domel (or Domail) (ڈومیل) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Bannu District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1][2] It is located about 15 km from Bannu on Bannu–Kohat road. A nearby village is Patolkhel, 7 km to the east.

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Domel Tehsil تحصیل ڈومیل Domail Tehsil Domel Wazir Bagh
Tehsil
Domel Tehsil Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Show map of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domel Tehsil Domel Tehsil (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan
Coordinates: 33°1′20″N 70°46′0″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Bannu
Government
• Chairman	Israr Khan
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	209,388
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Overview and history

Domel became tehsil in 2009 after Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved upgrading it from sub tehsil.[3] The main town in Domel tehsil is Domel. It was part of Bannu tehsil prior of it being sub tehsil.

The name Domel is said to be from DO and MEL ie two miles. It is said that some British people asked about the name of this place when they came here and a local person who knew no English thought that they were asking about the distance of the local police station, told the distance of the nearby Police Station to be two miles which is do mile دو میل in local language and the British called this place Domel.

Domail tehsil has reserves of both oil and gas especially in the Spintangay and Kam Chashmi area.[4]

Administration

The population of Domel Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 209,388 while according to the 1998 census, it was 102,710.[1]

See also

• Domel
• Bannu District

References