Mong, Azad Kashmir Explained

Mong
Other Name:Mong
Native Name:منگ
Mapsize:100px
Map Alt:rawalpindi
Coordinates:33.7973°N 73.6358°W
Pushpin Map:Azad Kashmir#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kashmir
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Azad Kashmir
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sudhnoti District
Population Total:297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir)
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1010
Elevation Ft:4500
Population Density Km2:375
Leader Title:Sardar Zarbab
Blank Name Sec1:Number of Villages
Blank Info Sec1:7
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union councils
Blank Info Sec2:3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)
Area Code:05827
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Mong (also called Mang) is a town in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Geography

Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong and Patan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.[2]

Education

Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong, Azad Kashmir per 2017 census. Citypopulation.de website. 29 June 2020. 7 January 2024. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022906/http://www.citypopulation.de/AzadKashmir.html.
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mang/@33.8004133,73.6275816,14z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x38e072f527a87797:0x6fc5f8052a6d370c!8m2!3d33.797401!4d73.6359602!16s%2Fm%2F0ztkpfc?entry=ttu Mong, Azad Kashmir on Google Maps website