Rawalakot

Rawalakot
راولا کوٹ
Town
A view of Rawalakot
Rawalakot
Location of Rawalakot
Rawalakot
Rawalakot (Kashmir)
Rawalakot
Rawalakot (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 33°51′12″N 73°45′05″E / 33.85333°N 73.75139°E / 33.85333; 73.75139
Administering country Pakistan
Administrative Territory Azad Kashmir
DistrictPoonch District
Elevation
1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
56,006
  Estimate 
(2018)
56,590
  Density375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialUrdu
  SpokenPahari (Poonchi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
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Number of towns3
Number of Union councils21

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.