Chakswari
Tehsil in Azad Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chakswari (Urdu: چکسواری), also known as Chaksawari, is an area in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It comprises 15 Union councils including the Islamgarh Municipal Committee. The Mangla Dam project affected inhabitants of Chakswari and Islamgarh. Chakswari is 26 miles or 41.84 km from Mirpur.
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Chakswari
چکسواری | |
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Tehsil | |
Coordinates: 33.264°N 73.783°E / 33.264; 73.783 | |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 21,123 |
• Estimate (2018) | 21,475 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Union councils | 15 |
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Chakswari comprises many villages that border the Mangla Dam and surround the Chakswari bazaar. Pre-Mangla Dam the Old Mirpur City (now submerged under the Mangla Dam) was near Chakswari.