Bhimber District
Bhimber District
ضلع بھمبر | |
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District of Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan | |
| Bhimber | |
Rural scene in Bhimber District | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
Interactive map of Bhimber District | |
| Coordinates (Bhimber): 33°00′N 74°06′E / 33.000°N 74.100°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Mirpur Division |
| Headquarters | Bhimber |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 420,624 |
| • Density | 277/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Spoken | |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Bhimber District (Urdu: ضلع بھمبر) is a district of Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the southernmost of the 10 districts of Pakistan's territory of Azad Kashmir. It has an area of 1,516 km², and the district headquarter is the town of Bhimber.