Azad Kashmir

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The flag of Azad Kashmir
Map of Azad Kashmir

The State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, (Urdu: آزاد جممو اور کشمیر پاکستان) also called Azad Kashmir is part of the greater disputed region of Kashmir. It is under Pakistani administration, but is claimed by the government and the Republic of India as part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir, that is disputed by Islamabad. Together with Gilgit Baltistan it makes up Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Gilgit Baltistan is to the north, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is to the east. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is west of it, and the Pakistani province of Punjab is south of it.

The capital city of Azad Kashmir is Muzaffarabad. Azad Jammu and Kashmir has an area of 5,134 mi² (13,297 km²). The inhabitants of this region are Kashmiri citizens of ethnic Punjabi origin {Mirpur} and ethnic Kashmiri Muslims. About 4 million people live there.

[change] Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Districts of Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir is a self-governing state (colony) under Pakistani control but is not constitutionally part of Pakistan.[1][2] It has its own elected president, prime minister, legislature, high court, and official flag. However, the highest body in the state is the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council which comprises six members from the government of Azad Kashmir (including the President and the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir) and five members from the government of Pakistan, including the President of Pakistan who is the chairman/chief executive of the council.[1][2]. Azad Kashmir is administratively divided into three divisions which, in turn, are divided into ten districts.

Division District Area (km²) Population (1998) Headquarters
Mirpur Bhimber 1,516 301,633 Bhimber
  Kotli 1,862 563,094 Kotli
  Mirpur 1,010 333,482 Mirpur
Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad[3] 2,496 638,973 Muzaffarabad
  Hattian ? ? Hattian Bala
  Neelum[4] 3,621 106,778 Athmuqam
Rawalakot Poonch 855 411,035 Rawalakot[3]
  Havaily 600est 150,000est Farwad Kohta[3]
  Bagh 768 243,415 Bagh
  Sudhnoti 569 334,091 Pallandari
Total 10 districts 13,297 2,972,501 Muzaffarabad
State symbols of Kashmir (unofficial)
State day 13 July (day of accession to Pakistan)
State animal Kashmir Stag Cervus elaphus00.jpg
State bird Black-necked Crane Stavenn Grus nigricollis 00.jpg
State tree Chinar tree Pourtalès-Platane d'Orient.jpg
State flower Rhododendron Alien Bloom.jpg

[change] References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Azad Kashmir" at britannica.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2257&Itemid=144
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr%2017%203.pdf#page=89
  4. Official website, Government of Azad Kashmir. ""Facts and Figures"". http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2256&Itemid=144. Retrieved 2006-04-19.  - Neelum, Hattian and Havaily are recently created districts and no figures are available as yet.
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