Muzaffarabad
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Muzaffarabad (/ˌmʊzəˌfærəˈbæd/;[5] Urdu: مُظَفَّر آباد, IPA: [mʊzəffərɑːbɑːd]) is a city in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] It is the largest city and the capital of Azad Kashmir, which is a Pakistani-administered administrative territory.
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Muzaffarabad
مظفر آباد | |
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City administered by Pakistan | |
Coordinates: 34°21′30″N 73°28′20″E | |
Administering country | Pakistan |
Territory | Azad Kashmir |
District | Muzaffarabad |
Founded by | Sultan Muzaffar Khan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sikandar Gilani (PML(N)) |
• Deputy Mayor | Khalid Awan (PPP) |
• Deputy Commissioner | Tahir Mumtaz BPS-18(PAS) |
• District Police Officer | Mirza Zahid Hussain BPS-18(PSP) |
Elevation | 737 m (2,418 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 149,913 |
• Rank | 60th, Pakistan |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu[3][4][note 1] |
• Spoken | |
Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
Calling code | 05822 |
Website | Muzaffarabad Government Portal (defunct) |
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The city is located in Muzaffarabad District, near the confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. The district is bounded by the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the west, the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District in the north.