| Official Name: | Chakswari |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Coordinates: | 33.264°N 73.783°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Azad Kashmir |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Azad Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Azad Kashmir |
| Population Total: | 21,123 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Est: | 21,475 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Union councils |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 15 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Chakswari (Urdu:), also known as Chaksawari, is an area in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It comprises 15 Union councils including the Islamgarh Municipal Committee. The Mangla Dam project affected inhabitants of Chakswari and Islamgarh. Chakswari is 26 miles or 41.84 km from Mirpur.
Chakswari comprises many villages that border the Mangla Dam and surround the Chakswari bazaar. Pre-Mangla Dam the Old Mirpur City (now submerged under the Mangla Dam) was near Chakswari.
Chakswari comprises partly plain and partly hilly areas and the climate is generally arid with little rainfall and is characterised by hot summers and cool winters. Chakswari is divided into two parts, the historic old town where the majority of the wholesale shops are based.
Notable parts of Chakswari include Kalyal, Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal, Ladhar, Susral, Panyam, Rachyal, Roopyal, Tagdew.
The main Potohar areas of LA-2 Tehsil are the following:[2]
1. Kalyal including Buna Mora or Taki Kalyal2. Panyam3. Susraal4. Rachyal5. Tang dew6. Palak7. Pind Khurd8. Dheri Phali9. Dheri Barwan10. Boa11. Kaneli12. Mawah13. Bajjar14. Herdochi15. Potha Bainsi16.Ladhar17.Chak