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Also known as Kupwara Tehsil

Kupwara ( ; ) is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Place details

Locality
Batpora
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Country
India
Population
14,711
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kupwara
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kupwara
Settlement.established_date
1979
Settlement.government_type
Democratic
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
4.10
Settlement.elevation_m
1615
Settlement.population_total
21,771
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Climate
  • Transport
  • Air
  • Rail
  • Road
  • See also
  • References

Kupwara ( ; ) is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with elected members which administers the city Municipality.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kupwara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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