Muzaffarabad District

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Muzaffarabad

Area	km²
Population () • Density	• /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	• • • seats • 3
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Muzafarabad district of Pakistan is located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, and is very hilly. The district is bounded to Pakistan in the west and to Kupwara and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir India in the east and Neelum District fall on the northeast of the district. Total area of the district is 6117 square kilometres. The total population of the district according to the 1998 census was 725,000 and according to 1999 projection its population stands at 741,000. The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsils and fifty one Union Councils^[1]. Muzaffarabad city in the district serves as capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.