Poonch Division

Poonch Division
Division of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan
A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region
A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region
Administering countryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
CapitalRawalakot
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
1,322,198
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The Poonch Division (Urdu: پونچھ ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani–administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Poonch Jagir of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

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