Chakswari
چکسواری | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
  Chakswari Location in Azad Kashmir | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′50″N 73°46′59″E / 33.264°N 73.783°E | |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,123 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 21,475 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union councils | 15 |
Chakswari (Urdu: چکسواری), 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.
- ^ "Statistical Year Book 2019" (PDF). Statistics Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 20 April 2020.