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Mirpur Division
The Mirpur Division (Urdu: میرپور ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani–administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir. Mirpur is the largest division by population in Azad Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Mirpur District of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Area wise it is second largest division of AJK after Muzaffarabad Division.
The area of the present Mirpur Division was a part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the British Raj and after the partition of India. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it became part of what is now Azad Kashmir. The Mirpur Division was the location of the Mirpur Massacre in November 1947.
Gujjar is a major ethnic in Mirpur Division and they up roughly 20.45% of the total population of the division, with a population of 3,37,619. Other ethnic groups found in the division are Sayeds, Rajgan, Rajput, Jat,, Qureshi and Hashmi.
Main language spoken in Poonch division are Gujari and Pahari. Gujari is the language of 20.45% population of the division it is mainly spoken by 30% in Kotli, 10% in Mirpur and 5% in Bhimber districts by the Gujjar population. Other languages including Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi and Dogri also spoken.
Currently, the Mirpur Division consists of the following districts:
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Mirpur Division
The Mirpur Division (Urdu: میرپور ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani–administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir. Mirpur is the largest division by population in Azad Kashmir. It comprises the portion of the former Mirpur District of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Area wise it is second largest division of AJK after Muzaffarabad Division.
The area of the present Mirpur Division was a part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the British Raj and after the partition of India. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it became part of what is now Azad Kashmir. The Mirpur Division was the location of the Mirpur Massacre in November 1947.
Gujjar is a major ethnic in Mirpur Division and they up roughly 20.45% of the total population of the division, with a population of 3,37,619. Other ethnic groups found in the division are Sayeds, Rajgan, Rajput, Jat,, Qureshi and Hashmi.
Main language spoken in Poonch division are Gujari and Pahari. Gujari is the language of 20.45% population of the division it is mainly spoken by 30% in Kotli, 10% in Mirpur and 5% in Bhimber districts by the Gujjar population. Other languages including Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi and Dogri also spoken.
Currently, the Mirpur Division consists of the following districts: