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Baffa is a town and Union Council and Tehsile of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa province of Pakistan. It lies about 15 km north of the district capital, Mansehra. Tehsil Baffa was long-awaited wish of Baffa locals, and in past many announcement were made by Governoment for Tehsil Status of Baffa, however nothing was done in real. However in July 2016, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak announced Baffa as Tehsil in a large gathering at Baffa Higher Secondary School. But still the official notification of its Tehsil status hasn't been issued by KPK Government Departments.Tehsil Baffa is famous in the region for its hospitality, quality of education and prominent religious-political leaders. Baffa Khowa (Khoya, dairy product) is famous in many countries of the world, and is on demand by foreigners.HistoryBaffa may date back to or prior to Sikh rule. It was given the status of a municipality in 1873 during British rule as a principal market town in Northern Hazara and of the neighboring independent tracts. In 1901, the population was 7,029.A vernacular middle school was maintained by the municipality and the District board. Baffa remained the educational hub for the Pakkhal valley, Konsh valley and Siran Valley because of the accommodation facility (hostel) attached to the Government Higher Secondary School there. At that time, this was the only high school for these three big valleys. The Municipal Committee of Mansehra took credits from the Municipal Committee of Baffa to fulfill its expenditures because the Municipal Committee of Baffa's income and revenue was more than Mansehra's.