Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. The Line of Control separates Jammu and Kashmir from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and north. It lies to the north of the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and to the west of Ladakh which is administered by India as a union territory.

This article is about the region administered by India as a union territory. For other uses, see Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmir (disambiguation).

Jammu and Kashmir
Region administered by India as a union territory
Lidder Valley
Dal Lake
Shalimar Gardens
Vaishno Devi Temple
Amarnath Cave
Gulmarg
Interactive map of Jammu and Kashmir
A map of the disputed Kashmir region with the two Indian-administered union territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shown in tan.
Coordinates: 33°5′24″N 74°47′24″E
Administering stateIndia
Union territory31 October 2019
CapitalsSrinagar (May–October)
Jammu (November–April)
Districts20
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir
 • Lieutenant GovernorManoj Sinha
 • National ParliamentParliament of India
: Lok Sabha (5)
 • High CourtHigh Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Area
 • Total42,241 km2 (16,309 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Nun Peak)
7,135 m (23,409 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Chenab River)
247 m (810 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,267,013
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Hindi, English
 • SpokenKashmiri, Gojri, Pahari, Punjabi, Bhadarwahi, Sarazi, Khowar, Shina, Burushaski, Bateri
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-JK
Vehicle registrationJK
HDI (2018) 0.688 (Medium)
Websitewww.jk.gov.in

Provisions for the formation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir were contained within the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed by both houses of the Parliament of India in August 2019. The act re-constituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, one being Jammu and Kashmir and the other being Ladakh, with effect from 31 October 2019.

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