Districts of Jammu

DISTRICT IN JAMMU 

1). Doda District : with an area of 8912 sq km, Doda is the largest District in jammu and kashmir. District doda was curved out from Udhampur district in 1948.

2). District Jammu :jammu is known as 'City of Temples ' it is situated on hilllock, on the bank of river Tawi. The geographical area of jammu district is about 2342 sq km. Jammu is the winter capital of UT of J&k . Dogri is the mostly spoken launguage of jammu District. 

3). District Kathua :- kathua is known as gateway of jammu and Kashmir. The geographical area of Kathua district is 2502 sq km. The majority of the population of District kathua is dependent on Agriculture. Dogri is the main launguage spoken by the people of Kathua. 

4). District kistwar : kistwar district is known as 'Land of Sapphire and Safron' . District kistwar came into existance in 2007 . The  area of Dustrcitk district is about 1644 sq kms. Safron  , Apples, cherries, Apricot are grown in the district. 

5). District Poonch : District poonch is also known as ' Mini kashmir '.The geographical area of district poonch is 1674 sq km. Poonch is surrounded by LOC from three sides . Historical Mughal Road connects poonch with kashmir valley. 

6). District Rajouri : Rajouri was curved out from Poonch in 1968. The geographical area of District is 2630 sq km. Rajouri District is known for Desi Ghee , anardana, chikri and wooden products like spoon, combs etc. 

7). Ramban District : Ramban District came into existance in 2007 , it was curved out from Doda District. The geographical area of Ramban district is 1329 sq km. The prestigious Baglihar hydro electric power project is situated in this District. 95% of the population is Rural and is dependent on agriculture. Ramban District has the least litracy rate in J&k.

8). Reasi District : reasi district came into existance in 2007 , it was curved out from District udhampur. The geographical area of the Reasi District is 1719 sq km. Chenab river flows throug the District Reasi . District Reasi has a huge potential for hydel power Generation,  and it has one of the largest hydel power projects  in the country , Salal hydro electric power project on river chenab. 

9). Samba District : district samba came into existence in 2007 , it was curved out from Jammu District. The geographical area of Samba District is 904 sq km. An industrial grown  centre has been established in District. The majority of the people of samba are Rajputs mainly sambyals and slathians. 

10. Udhampur District: udhampur District is located at a distance of 66 km from jammu on the Jammi Srinagar national highway. Udhampur district has been named after Raja Udham Singh,  son of Gulaab  singh. The district is Rich in mineral deposits like coal, bauxite, manganese . The culture of this area is pahari which resembles the culture of other areas of DaggarDesh. 

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