Districts of Azad Kashmir | |
Map: | Azad Kashmir Map.svg |
Caption: | Map of the districts of Azad Kashmir |
Territory: | Azad Kashmir |
Current Number: | 10 |
Number Date: | as of 2021 |
Population Range: | 152,124 (Haveli District) – 650,370 (Muzaffarabad District) |
Area Range: | (Sudhnati District) – (Neelum District) |
Government: | District Government |
Government1: | City District Government |
Government2: | Zilla Council |
Subdivision: | Tehsils |
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. 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 culture in the northern districts is similar to that of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, where Balti, Gujari and other languages are spoken.[1] In the central districts like Poonch, etc., the Hindko and Gujari languages are spoken, and in the southern districts, the culture of the people is similar to that of the Potoharis.
Map | Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km2) | Population (2017)[2] | Density (people/km2) | |
1 | Muzaffarabad | Muzaffarabad | 1,642 | 650,370 | 396 | ||
2 | Hattian Bala | Hattian Bala | 854 | 230,529 | 270 | ||
3 | Neelam Valley | Athmuqam | 3,621 | 191,251 | 53 | ||
4 | Mirpur | Mirpur | 1,010 | 456,200 | 452 | ||
5 | Bhimber | Bhimber | 1,516 | 420,624 | 277 | ||
6 | Kotli | Kotli | 1,862 | 774,194 | 416 | ||
7 | Poonch | Rawalakot | 855 | 500,571 | 585 | ||
8 | Bagh | Bagh | 770 | 371,919 | 483 | ||
9 | Haveli | Forward Kahuta | 598 | 152,124 | 254 | ||
10 | Sudhanoti | Pallandari | 569 | 297,584 | 523 | ||
Total | 13,297 | 4,045,367 |
||Haveli :Districts of Pakistan||