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Azad Kashmir is a dependent territory of Pakistan. It has 10 first-order administrative divisions called "districts," and each district is divided into tehsils. Geographically, the northern districts of Azad Kashmir encompass the lower part of the Himalayas.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر, romanized: Āzād Jammū̃ o Kaśmīr ⓘ, lit. 'Free Jammu and Kashmir'), [6] abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir (/ ˌ ɑː z æ d k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / AH-zad kash-MEER), [7] is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entity [8] and constituting the western portion of the ...
In addition there were frontier districts and semi-autonomous jagirs (principalities). They were subdivided as follows: [2] Kashmir province: Districts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla and Muzaffarabad. (Muzzafarabad later became part of Azad Kashmir.) Internal jagirs: Poonch (half of it later became part of Azad Kashmir), Chenani and Bhaderwah
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 district headquarters is the city of Rawalakot. It is the third most populous district of Azad Kashmir. [4] [5] The main language is Pahari ("Punchi"), 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
Tehsils are third-order administrative divisions of Azad Kashmir, after divisions and districts. Tehsils are divided into fourth-order administrative divisions known as union councils. The following is a list of all of the tehsils of Azad Kashmir.
The Muzaffarabad District (Urdu: ضلع مُظفّرآباد) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 10 districts of this dependent territory. The district is located on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers and is very hilly. The total area of the Muzaffarabad District is ...
The district is named after its main city, Mirpur. The Mirpur District has a population of 456,200 [4] and covers an area of 1,010 km 2 (390 sq mi). The district is mainly mountainous with some plains. The Mirpur District has a humid subtropical climate [5] which closely resembles that of the Gujrat District and the Jhelum District, the ...