Kashmir: Encyclopedia II - Kashmir - Area and Subdivisions

Kashmir - Area and Subdivisions

Kashmir - Indian-administered Kashmir

India controls approximately 45.5% (101,387 km²) of the disputed territory. Indian-administered Kashmir, also known as the state of Jammu and Kashmir, includes 4 main regions:

• Kashmir Valley
• Jammu
• Ladakh
• Siachen Glacier

Indian-controlled Kashmir is divided into 14 administrative districts: Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Doda, Jammu, Kargil, Kathua, Kupwara, Leh, Poonch, Pulwama, Rajauri Garden, Srinagar and Udhampur. Major cities include Srinagar, Jammu and Leh.

Kashmir - Pakistan-administered Kashmir

The Pakistan-controlled portion of Kashmir, is divided up into the following 2 main regions:

• Azad Kashmir: 250 miles in length with width varying from 10 to 40 miles, 13,350 km² (5134 miles²).
• Northern Areas, a much larger area, 72,496 km² (27,991 mi²), incorporated into Pakistan and administered as a de facto dependency.

Kashmir - Chinese-administered Kashmir

Areas under Chinese-control include:

• Aksai Chin: approximately 37,555 km² in size.
• A small part, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, of the Northern Areas that was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Area and Subdivisions", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki