Muzaffarabad District

Coordinates: 34°20′N 73°36′E / 34.333°N 73.600°E / 34.333; 73.600
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Muzaffarabad District
ضلع مُظفّرآباد
Gujari
  • Kashmiri
    • Number of Tehsils2

    The Muzaffarabad District (

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
    .

    A map of Azad Kashmir with the Muzaffarabad District highlighted in red

    Population and languages

    The total population of the district, according to the 2017 census, is 650,370.[2]

    The main language of the district, spoken by about half of its inhabitants,

    Hindko spoken to the west,[7] even though perceiving their speech to be only slightly different from the Pahari varieties spoken in the Bagh District and further south in Murree.[8] The local dialect has a higher percentage of shared basic vocabulary with the central group of Pahari dialects (83–88%) than with the Hindko of the nearby Mansehra and Abbottabad districts (73–79%).[9]

    Another language spoken in the district is

    Neelam Valley to the north.[11] Other languages spoken include Urdu, Shina and Balti.[citation needed
    ]

    Administrative divisions

    The district of Muzaffarabad is administratively subdivided into two

    union councils.[12]

    Education

    Muzaffarabad's education system exhibits a disparity between its overall ranking and school infrastructure. While the district achieved a national ranking of 6th with a score of 73.85 in the 2017 Pakistan District Education Ranking (by Alif Ailaan), its school infrastructure score was significantly lower at 105th with a score of 34.29.[13] This disparity highlights a lack of basic amenities in many schools, including electricity (11.7 score), drinking water (27.93 score), and boundary walls (40.09 score).[13] These shortcomings create an environment not conducive to learning.

    Furthermore, the district faces a shortage of higher-level educational institutions. With 72% of schools being primary and only 28% offering above-primary education, students graduating from primary schools have limited options for continuing their education. This limited access, particularly for girls, contributes to a decline in enrollment rates. Reports on the Taleem Do app for the area substantiate these concerns, highlighting issues with inadequate infrastructure and a lack of furniture in schools.

    Notes

    References

    1. ^
      due weight
      in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below).
      (a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
      (b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
      (c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328,
      ISBN 978-1-84904-621-3
       Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
    2. ^ "Census 2017: AJK population rises to over 4m". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
    3. ^ a b Shakil 2012.
    4. ^ Grierson 1919, p. 505.
    5. ^ Abbasi 2010, p. 104.
    6. ^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, pp. 26, 80.
    7. ^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, pp. 80, 108.
    8. ^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, pp. 80, 86.
    9. ^ Lothers & Lothers 2010, p. 24–25.
    10. ^ Hallberg & O'Leary 1992, pp. 107, 111–12. For comparison, the shared basic vocabulary with the dialects spoken in the northernmost districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit is between 71–74%, with the Hindko of Balakot at 80% and with Urdu at 57%.
    11. ^ Akhtar & Rehman 2007, p. 70.
    12. ^ Information about SPs District Muzaffarabad Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
    13. ^ a b "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

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