Districts of Azad Kashmir

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 and Pattan 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 and other languages are spoken. In the central districts like Poonch, etc., the Hindko and Gojri languages are spoken, and in the southern districts, the culture of the people is similar to that of the Potoharis.

Districts of Azad Kashmir

List of Districts
Map Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km2) Population (2017)[1] 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 Sudhnati Pallandari 569 297,584 523
Total 13,297

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Year Book 2019" (PDF). Statistics Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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