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Muzaffarabad Division

The Muzaffarabad Division (Urdu: مُظفّر آباد 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 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. Areas wise it is a largest division of Azad Kashmir compared to Mirpur and Poonch divisions.

Gujjar is a major ethnic in Muzaffarabad division. Gurjars make up roughly 30.54% of the total population of Muzaffarabad division, with a population of 3,27,439. Other ethnic groups found in the division are Sayeds, Rajgan, Mughal, Kashmiris and Rajput.

Main language spoken in Muzaffarabad division are Gujari and Pahari. Gujari is the language of 30.54% population of the division it is mainly spoken by 35% in Muzaffarabad and Hattian Bala districts and 10% by the Gujjar population in Neelum District. Other languages including Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi and Dogri also spoken.

Currently, the Muzaffarabad Division consists of the following districts:

According to a 2020 report by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, & Coordination, the infant mortality rate of Muzaffarabad district was 58 per 1,000 live births, notably higher than the national average for Pakistan . A contributing factor to this may be the influence of powdered formula usage instead of breastfeeding. Localized clinical studies show that more than half of women in Muzaffarabad use formula milk, and face several barriers in order to productively breastfeed their kids (lack of provision of time to breastfeed, task adjustment during lactation period, separate room for nursing, etc.).

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