Poonch Division

Poonch Division
Map of Poonch Division
Map of Poonch Division
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
CapitalRawalakot
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
1,322,198

The Poonch Division (Urdu: پونچھ ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Poonch District of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.[1]

Administrative Districts

Currently, the Poonch Division consists of the following districts:

District Area

(km²)

Pop.

(2017)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2017)

Literacy rate

(2017)

Union Councils
Poonch District 855 500,571 585
Bagh District 770 371,919 483
Haveli District 598 152,124 254
Sudhanoti District 569 297,584 523

References

  1. ^ "Poonch House: A Historical Gem in Rawalpindi - Azadi Times". 2023-06-25. Retrieved 2023-06-25.