Mong, Azad Kashmir Explained

Official Name:Mong
Native Name:منگ
Mapsize:100px
Map Alt:rawalpindi
Coordinates:33.7973°N 73.6358°W
Pushpin Map:Azad Kashmir#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sudhnoti District
Population Total:297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir)
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1010
Elevation Ft:4500
Population Density Km2:375
Leader Title:Sardar Zarbab
Blank Name Sec1:Number of Villages
Blank Info Sec1:7
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)
Area Code:05827
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Mong (also called Mang) is a city and village in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Geography

Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong andPatan Sher Khan. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]

Education

Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census. Citypopulation.de website. 29 June 2020. 7 January 2024. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022906/http://www.citypopulation.de/AzadKashmir.html.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mang/@33.8004133,73.6275816,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x38e072f527a87797:0x6fc5f8052a6d370c!8m2!3d33.797401!4d73.6359602!16s%2Fm%2F0ztkpfc?entry=ttu Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website