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Muzaffarabad

Coordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.21°N 73.28°E / 34.21; 73.28
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Muzaffarabad
مُظفّرآباد
City
Muzaffarabad is located in Pakistan
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad
Coordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.21°N 73.28°E / 34.21; 73.28
CountryPakistan
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
Area
 • Total6,117 km2 (2,362 sq mi)
Elevation
737 m (2,418 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total96,000
 • Estimate 
(2010)
96,000
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PST)
Muzaffarabad Local Government

Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مزففرآباد) is the capital city of Azad Kashmir. It is in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers. It is very hilly and mountainous. Majority of the population speak Pahari-Pothwari and are Muslim and follow Islam.

The district is bounded by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the west, by the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir in the east, and the Neelum District of Azad Kashmir in the north.

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