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Muzaffarabad Division

Coordinates: 34°34′N 73°48′E / 34.567°N 73.800°E / 34.567; 73.800
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Muzaffarabad Division
مظفرآباد ڈویژن
Map of Muzaffarabad Division
Map of Muzaffarabad Division
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
CapitalMuzaffarabad
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerAdnan Khurshid BPS-20(PAS)
 • Regional Police OfficerIrfan Masood Kashfi BPS-20(PSP)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
1,072,150

The Muzaffarabad Division (Urdu: 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

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

District Area

(km²)

Pop.

(2017)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2017)

Literacy rate

(2017)

Union Councils
Muzaffarabad District 1,642 650,370 394
Hattian Bala District 854 230,529 270
Neelam District 3,621 191,251 53

References

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  1. ^ "AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR AT A GLANCE 2014" (PDF). pndajk.gov.pk. Planning & Development Department AJ&K. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2024.


34°34′N 73°48′E / 34.567°N 73.800°E / 34.567; 73.800