Bhimber District

Bhimber is the southernmost of the eight districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It borders Indian-administered Kashmir to the east. The district is located between Latitude: 32-48 to 33-34 and Longitude: 73.55 to 74-45, and has an area of 1516 km². The chief town is Bhimber.HistoryThe area is very rich in archaeological remains due to its strategic location. It lies on the route that was followed by the Mughal Emperors for their frequent visits to the Kashmir Valley.Due to such important location it was called Gateway to Kashmir(Bab-e-Kashmir).Until 1995 Bhimber was a sub-division (tehsil) of Mirpur District. In 1996 the Tehsil of Bhimber was removed from Mirpur and made into a separate district.LocationThe district is bounded by Mirpur district to the northwest, and Punjab province in the west and south. It also shares borders with Indian administered Kashmir to the east.Administrative divisionsThe total area of the district is 1516 square kilometres and is sub-divided into three tehsils: Bhimber Barnala SamahniDemographyAccording to the 2017 census, the total population of the district stands at 420,624.