Mong, Azad Kashmir

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Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E / 33.797301; 73.635772
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Mong
منگ
Mong is located in Azad Kashmir
Mong
Mong
Mong is located in Pakistan
Mong
Mong
Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E / 33.797301; 73.635772
CountryKashmir
TerritoryAzad Kashmir
DistrictSudhnoti District
Area
 • Total1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,500 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir)
 • Density375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code05827
Number of Villages7
Number of Union councils3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)

Mong (also called Mang) is a city and village in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Geography[edit]

Mong

Mong consists of 7 villages and 3 union councils: Mong, Patan Sher Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot.[2]

Education[edit]

Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website
  3. ^ Effendi, Col. M. Y. (2007), Punjab Cavalry: Evolution, Role, Organisation and Tactical Doctrine 11 Cavalry, Frontier Force, 1849-1971, Karachi: Oxford University Press, pp. 157–160, ISBN 978-0-19-547203-5
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