Poonch Division

The Poonch Division (Urdu: پونچھ ڈِوِژن) is a first-order administrative division of the Pakistani–administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir.^[1] It comprises the portion of the former Poonch Jagir of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that came under Pakistani control at the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.^[2]

Poonch Division
Division of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan[1]
A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
Administering country	Pakistan
Territory	Azad Kashmir
Capital	Rawalakot
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,322,198

Administrative Districts

Currently, the Poonch Division consists of the following districts:

District	Area (km²)	Pop. (2017)	Density (ppl/km²) (2017)	Literacy rate (2017)	Union Councils
Poonch District	855	500,571	585
Bagh District	770	371,919	483
Haveli District	598	152,124	254
Sudhanoti District	569	297,584	523