Rawalakot
Rawalakot
راولا کوٹ | |
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Town | |
A view of Rawalakot | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′12″N 73°45′05″E / 33.85333°N 73.75139°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Administrative Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| District | Poonch District |
| Elevation | 1,638 m (5,374 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 56,006 |
• Estimate (2018) | 56,590 |
| • Density | 375/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu |
| • Spoken | Pahari (Poonchi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| 05824 | 0092 |
| Number of towns | 3 |
| Number of Union councils | 21 |
Rawalakot (Urdu: راولا کوٹ ) is the capital of Poonch district in Pakistan–administered Azad Kashmir, in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in the Pir Panjal Range.