Friday 7 September 2012

Mirpur District


Mirpur District (Urdu: ضلع میر پور) is a district in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, which is part of the larger disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. The district is named after the main city, Mirpur. The District of Mirpur has a population of 371,000 and covers an area of 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi). The district is mainly mountainous with some plains.
Prior to the independence of Pakistan and India, Mirpur was part of the Jammu division of the independent state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Urdu is the official language of Mirpur. However, they speak Pahari and Gojri as native languages.

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