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Kashmir Division: Kashmir South and Kashmir North ; 13 per cent of the Muzaffarabad district. [5] Ladakh Division: Kargil and Leh districts. (Became the union territory of Ladakh on 31 October 2019.) The districts were reorganised by 1968, breaking up some of the larger districts. [6]
The Kashmir division is largely Muslim (97.16%) with a very small Hindu (2.45%) and Sikh (0.81%) population. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Among Muslims, there are Shias and Sunnis secs, majority of whom are made up of ethnic Kashmiris , with a significant minority of Pahari-Pothwari and Gujjar-Bakarwal people mainly living at the border area adjoining ...
The southern districts of Azad Kashmir, which consist of the Bhimber, Kotli, and Mirpur districts have extremely hot weather in the summer and moderately cold weather in the winter. Azad Kashmir receives rainfall in both the winter and summer seasons, with Muzaffarabad being among the wettest areas of Azad Kashmir.
The Neelum District was part of the Muzaffarabad District until 2005. [6] It is made up of two tehsils: [9] the Athmuqam Tehsil, in which the district headquarters is located, and the Sharda Tehsil. The Neelum District is the largest district of Azad Kashmir by area. The valley extends for approximately 200 kilometers along the Neelum River.
The district headquarters is the city of Rawalakot. It is the third most populous district of Azad Kashmir. [4] [5] The main language is Pahari, native to an estimated 95% of the population, but there are also speakers of Gujari, [6] while Urdu has official status. Map of Azad Kashmir with the Poonch District highlighted in red
Anantnag district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22), after Jammu and Srinagar. [9]
Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 10 districts located in the Kashmir Valley Division of Indian administered Kashmir .
The Indian union territory of Ladakh consists of two districts, with the intention to create 5 new districts announced on 26th August 2024. [1] Each district elects an autonomous district council. Until 31 October 2019, the districts of Kargil and Leh were part of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.