Muzaffarabad District

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Muzafarabad district, located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, is totally hilly. The district is bounded to Pakistan in the west and to Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Kashmir in the east while Northern Areas fall on the northeast of the district. Total area of the district is 6117 square kilometers. Total population of the district according to 1998 census stands at 725,000 and according to 1999 projection its population stands at 741,000. The district comprises three tehsils. Muzaffarabad city in the district serves as capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

It was part of Muzaffarabad Division.