Jammu and Kashmir
region administered by India as a union territory
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Jammu and Kashmir is an union territory of India[1]. It draws 11,876 Wikipedia views per month (union territory of india category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: India[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Head of government: Omar Abdullah[5]
- Head of state: Manoj Sinha[6]
- Capital: Srinagar[7], Jammu[8]
- Official language: Hindi[9], Kashmiri[10], Dogri[11], Urdu[12], English[13]
- Shares border with: Ladakh[14], Himachal Pradesh[15], Punjab[16]
- Follows: Jammu and Kashmir[17]
- Legislative body: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly[18]
- Part of: Indian-administered Kashmir[19]
- Commons category: Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)[20]
- Inception: October 31, 2019[21]
- Coordinate location: 34.09111111111111, 74.80611111111111[22]
- Has cause: Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019[23]
- Official website: http://jammukashmir.nic.in/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jammu and Kashmir[25]
- Population: 12,258,433[26]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jammu and Kashmir[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q61338419[29]
- Native label: جۆم تہٕ کٔشیٖر[30], جموں و کشمیر[31]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Jammu and Kashmir[33]
- Different from: Jammu & Kashmir[34]
- Office held by head of state: Lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir[35]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Jammu and Kashmir covers an area of 42,241[36].
Why It Matters
Jammu and Kashmir has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]