Jammu and Kashmir
former state administered by India
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Summary
Jammu and Kashmir is a state of India[1]. It draws 5,925 Wikipedia views per month (state of india category, ranking #31 of 44).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: India[3]
- Head of government: Mehbooba Mufti[4]
- Instance of: former administrative territorial entity[5]
- Head of state: Satya Pal Malik[6], Manoj Sinha[7]
- Capital: Srinagar[8], Jammu[9]
- Official language: Urdu[10]
- Follows: Jammu and Kashmir[11]
- Followed by: Jammu and Kashmir[12], Ladakh[13]
- Flag: flag of Jammu and Kashmir[14]
- Legislative body: Jammu and Kashmir Legislature[15]
- Commons category: Jammu and Kashmir (state)[16]
- Inception: October 26, 1947[17]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: October 30, 2019[18]
- Significant event: 2016 Kashmir unrest[19], Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019[20]
- Official website: https://jk.gov.in/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jammu and Kashmir (state)[22]
- Population: 12,541,302[23]
- Depicted by: Minnie Gomery Fonds[24]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jammu and Kashmir[26]
- Female population: 5,900,640[27]
- Male population: 6,640,662[28]
- Native label: جموں و کشمیر[29], جوٚم تہٕ کٔشیٖر[30]
- Different from: Jammu & Kashmir[31]
- Office held by head of state: Governor of Jammu and Kashmir[32]
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Physical Characteristics
Jammu and Kashmir covers an area of 222,236 km²[33]. It sits at an elevation of 327 m[34].
Why It Matters
Jammu and Kashmir has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]