Srinagar district
Srinagar District | |
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District of Jammu and Kashmir administered by India | |
Interactive map of Srinagar district | |
Srinagar district is in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region It is in the Kashmir division (bordered in neon blue). | |
| Coordinates (Srinagar): 34°05′N 74°50′E / 34.083°N 74.833°E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Headquarters | Srinagar |
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| Government | |
| • District Magistrate | Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat(IAS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,979 km2 (764 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,250,173 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Literacy | 69.41% |
| Website | http://srinagar.nic.in/ |
The Srinagar District is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated in the centre of the Kashmir Valley, it is the second-most populous district of the union territory after Jammu District as per the 2011 national census, and is home to the summer capital city of Srinagar (with the city of Jammu serving as the territory's winter capital). Likewise, the city of Srinagar also serves as the Srinagar District's headquarters.