Katlang (Pashto: کاټلنګ pronounced, Urdu: کاٹلنگ pronounced) is a tehsil in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4] It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mardan. The population of Katlang was 343,144 in 2017.

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Katlang Tehsil
تحصیل کاٹلنگ
کاټلنګ تحصیل
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMardan
Government
  ChairmanMuhammad Riaz (IND[lower-alpha 1])
Population
  Total343,144
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Katlang topaz

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Katlang Topaz

It is estimated that there are anywhere between 70,000 to 9,000,000 carats of pink topaz in and around Katlang. It is estimated that the Mingora emerald and the Katlang topaz have a worth upwards of 20,000 rupees per carat.[5][6]

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  1. Officially affiliated with the PTI, but filed nomination papers as an independent due to the PTI intra-party elections case

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