Mirpur
میرپور | |
|---|---|
City | |
| New Mirpur City | |
Clockwise from the top: Mirpur City, Ramkot Fort, Panoramic view of the city, Tomb of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, | |
| Nickname: Little England | |
  Mirpur  Mirpur | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′N 73°44′E / 33.150°N 73.733°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| Division | Mirpur |
| District | Mirpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Mirpur Development Authority |
| • Mayor | Usman Ali Khalid (PTI) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ramzan Chughtai (PTI) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Ch. Amjad Iqbal BPS-18(PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Raja Irfan Salim BPS-18(PSP) |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 124,352 |
| • Rank | 74th, Pakistan |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu[2][3][note 1] |
| • Spoken | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 05827 |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Number of Union councils | 21 |
Mirpur (Potwari: مرپر [mɪɾˈpəɾᵊ]; Urdu: ميرپور [miːɾˈpuːɾ]), officially known as New Mirpur City (Urdu: نیا میرپر شہر, romanized: nayā mīrpur shèher), is the capital of Mirpur district located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan which has been subject of the larger Kashmir dispute between Pakistan and India since 1947. It is the second largest city of Azad Kashmir and the 74th largest city in Pakistan.[4]
A significant portion of the population from the district, the Mirpuri diaspora, migrated to the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s and in the early 1960s, mostly to West Yorkshire, East and West Midlands, Birmingham, Luton, Peterborough, Derby and East London. Mirpur is thus sometimes known as "Little England".[5] Many British products are found, and many shops in the city accept the pound sterling.[6]
The city itself has gone through a process of modernization, but most of the surrounding area relies on agriculture.
- ^ "Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Districts, Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Kashmir". 5 June 2024.
- ^ Rahman 1996, p. 226.
- ^ Snedden, Christopher (2017), Zutshi, Chitralekha (ed.), "Azad Kashmir: Integral to India, Integrated into Pakistan, Lacking Integrity as an Autonomous Entity", Kashmir: History, Politics, Representation, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 113–131, ISBN 978-1-107-18197-7, retrieved 2024-01-17
- ^ Maqbool, Aleem (March 5, 2012). "How city of Mirpur became 'Little England'". BBC News.
The city of Mirpur, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, is known as "Little England" due to its large British Pakistani community.
- ^ "Inside Pakistan's 'Little Britain' as overseas nationals get vote". BBC News. 4 March 2012.
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