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.
Muzaffarabad Division
مظفرآباد ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
 Map of Muzaffarabad Division | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Capital | Muzaffarabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Adnan Khurshid BPS-20(PAS) |
| • Regional Police Officer | Irfan Masood Kashfi BPS-20(PSP) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,072,150 |
Districts
editCurrently, 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
edit- ^ "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
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