Kotli District
ضلع کوٹلی
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District of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan[1]
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Interactive map of Kotli district
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![A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kashmir_region._LOC_2003626427_-_showing_sub-regions_administered_by_different_countries.jpg)
A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
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| Coordinates (Kotli): 33°30′20″N 73°53′57″E / 33.50556°N 73.89917°E / 33.50556; 73.89917 | |
| Administrating country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Mirpur Division |
| Headquarters | Kotli |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | Syed Shafqat Hussain Shah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,862 km2 (719 sq mi) |
| Population
(2017)
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| • Total | 774,194[2] |
| • Density | 416/km2 (1,080/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
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| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Kotli District (Urdu: ضلع کوٹلی) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the Azad Kashmir region.[1] It is one of the 10 districtsofPakistan's dependent territory of Azad Kashmir. It is bounded on the north by the Sudhanoti District and the Poonch District, on the north-east by the Poonch District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the south by the Mirpur and Bhimber districts, and on the west by the Rawalpindi DistrictonPakistan's Punjab Province. Kotli is the biggest district of Azad Kashmir by population and the second biggest by land area, after the Neelum District. The district headquarters is the city of Kotli.[3] The main native languages are Pahari (estimated to be spoken by just under two thirds of the population), and Gujari (spoken by about a third of the population).[4][5]
The Kotli District was previously a subdivision of the Mirpur District until 1975.[3] Before 1947, it was part of the Jammu area of Jammu and Kashmir. The district is divided into five tehsils:
According to the Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report by Alif Ailaan, the Kotli District stands at number 7 nationally relating to education, with a score of 73.68. The learning score stands at 85.67 and gender parity is at 93.45.[6]
According to the same report, the Kotli District is ranked at 119 nationally, with a learning score of 35.47 and a retention score of 35.36.[6] The learning score is low because of a lack of quality teachers and proper teacher training. The retention score is low because of the low number of beyond-primary schools.
With regard to infrastructure, the Kotli District stands at 154, with a score of 14.14, which is the second lowest in Pakistan and its two dependent territories.[6] That score shows that there is a serious problem with the lack of basic facilities such as electricity, functional toilets, furniture, and boundary walls.
The situation between the two nations was complicated by the 1957–1959 uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule. Refugees poured across the Indian border, and the Indian public was outraged. Any compromise with China on the border issue became impossible. Similarly, China was offended that India had given political asylum to the Dalai Lama when he fled across the border in March 1959. In late 1959, there were shots fired between border patrols operating along both the ill-defined McMahon Line and in the Aksai Chin.
Territorial Dispute: The situation along the Sino-Indian frontier continued to worsen. In late July (1959), an Indian reconnaissance patrol was blocked, "apprehended," and eventually expelled after three weeks in custody at the hands of a larger Chinese force near Khurnak Fort in Aksai Chin. ... Circumstances worsened further in October 1959, when a major class at Kongka Pass in eastern Ladakh led to nine dead and ten captured Indian border personnel, making it by far the most serious Sino-Indian class since India's independence.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir travel guide from Wikivoyage
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Populated places in Kotli District
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Provincial capital: Muzaffarabad | ||
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| Muzaffarabad |
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| Poonch |
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