Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
Mirpur
میرپور | |
|---|---|
City administered by Pakistan | |
| New Mirpur City | |
Clockwise from the top: Mirpur City, Ramkot Fort, Panoramic view of the city, Tomb of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, | |
| Nickname: Little England | |
Interactive map of Mirpur | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′N 73°44′E / 33.150°N 73.733°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Mirpur |
| District | Mirpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Mirpur Development Authority |
| • Mayor | Usman Ali Khalid (PTI) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ramzan Chughtai (PTI) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Ch. Amjad Iqbal BPS-18(PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Raja Irfan Salim BPS-18(PSP) |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• City | 124,352 |
| • Rank | 74th, Pakistan |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Spoken | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 05827 |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Number of Union councils | 21 |
Mirpur (Potwari: مرپر [mɪɾˈpəɾᵊ]; Urdu: ميرپور [miːɾˈpuːɾ]), officially known as New Mirpur City, is the capital of Mirpur district located in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the second largest city of Azad Kashmir and the 74th most populous city in Pakistan.
A significant portion of the population from the district, the Mirpuri diaspora, migrated to the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s and in the early 1960s. Mirpur is thus sometimes known as "Little England". Many British products are found, and many shops in the city accept the pound sterling.