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Hangu
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Old railway bridge in Hangu
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 Hangu, Pakistan
Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hangu, Pakistan
Location in Pakistan
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Kohat |
| District | Hangu |
| Tehsil | Hangu |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population
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| • City | 48,764 |
| • Rank | 27th, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code(s) | 0925 |
Hangu (Pashto: هنګو, Urdu: ہنگو) is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the largest city and namesake of Hangu District and is the third-largest city in Kohat Division, after Karak and Kohat. In 1998, Hangu was the second-largest city in the division. Hangu is the 27th largest city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The principal language of the city is Pashto.
Education
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1951 | 6,977 | — |
| 1961 | 9,737 | +3.39% |
| 1972 | 13,800 | +3.22% |
| 1981 | 15,526 | +1.32% |
| 1998 | 31,022 | +4.16% |
| 2017 | 48,764 | +2.41% |
Various public and private schools and colleges exist in Hangu. A campus of the Agriculture University was to be built in Hangu, 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. The first government high school was built in 1935 in British era. Two Government Degree colleges for boys and girls and a number of Private institutes are serving well in promoting education in the area.
Etymology
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 is possible that travelers, like Hiuen Tsang, saw some similarities with their own region and thus named it 'Hangu'.
