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Pulwama ( ; or ) is a city and notified area council in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located approximately south of the summer capital of the state, Srinagar.

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Place details

Locality
Tengpuna
Region
Jammu and Kashmir
Country
India
Population
20,071
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Pulwama
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
India
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Pulwama district
Settlement.established_date
1979
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title1
Mayor
Settlement.governing_body
Pulwama Municipal Council
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
35.00
Settlement.elevation_ft
5419
Settlement.population_total
18,440

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Educational institutions
  • Greater Pulwama master plan
  • Smart City
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • References

Pulwama ( ; or ) is a city and notified area council in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located approximately south of the summer capital of the state, Srinagar.

==History== Pulwama was known as Panwangam in antiquity, and later as Pulgam.

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

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