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Poonch Division

The Poonch Division () 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.

Demographics

Social groups

Gujjar is a major ethnic in Poonch division and they up roughly 7% of the total population of the division, with a population of 89,805. Other ethnic groups found in the division are Sayeds, Rajgan, Sudhan, Mughal, Qureshi and Hashmi.

Language

Pahari and Gujari are two major languages spoken in Poonch division. Other languages also spoken in the division include Kashmiri, Punjabi, Dogri, Hindko, and Urdu.

Administrative districts

Currently, the Poonch Division consists of the following districts:

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