Muzaffarabad Division Explained

Muzaffarabad Division
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:Division
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Muzaffarabad
Government Type:Divisional Administration
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Adnan Khurshid BPS-20(PAS)
Leader Title1:Regional Police Officer
Leader Name1:Irfan Masood Kashfi BPS-20(PSP)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:1,072,150

The Muzaffarabad Division (ur|{{Nastaliq|مُظفّر آباد ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Muzaffarabad District of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

Districts

Currently, the Muzaffarabad Division consists of the following districts:[1]

DistrictArea(km²)Pop.(2017)Density(ppl/km²)

(2017)

Literacy rate(2017)Union Councils
Muzaffarabad District1,642650,370394
Hattian Bala District854230,529270
Neelam District3,621191,25153

References

34.5667°N 121°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR AT A GLANCE 2014 . pndajk.gov.pk . Planning & Development Department AJ&K . 17 November 2024 . 8.