Pulwama district
Pulwama district
Pulwom, Pulgom | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
The Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora, 2015 | |
Interactive map of Pulwama district | |
Pulwama district is in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region It is in the Kashmir division (bordered in neon blue). | |
| Coordinates (Pulwama): 33°52′N 74°54′E / 33.87°N 74.90°E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Established | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Pulwama |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,090 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,630 m (5,350 ft) |
| Population (2021(estimated)) | |
• Total | 650,429 |
| • Density | 597/km2 (1,550/sq mi) |
| • Literacy | 65.3% |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Website | http://pulwama.gov.in |
Pulwama district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located to the south of Srinagar. Its district headquarters are situated in the city of Pulwama. It is located in the central part of the Kashmir Valley.