Mong, Azad Kashmir

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Coordinates: 33°47′50″N 73°38′09″E / 33.797301°N 73.635772°E / 33.797301; 73.635772
Country	Kashmir
Territory	Azad Kashmir
District	Sudhnoti District
Area
• Total	1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Elevation	1,400 m (4,500 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	297,584 (Sudhnoti District population including the village Mong Azad Kashmir)
• Density	375/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	05827
Number of Villages	7
Number of Union councils	3, (Mong, Patan Shar Khan, and Dhingroon Kanchri)

Mang (also called Mong) is a city and village in Sudhnoti District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

Mong consists of 7 villages and 2 union councils: Mong andPatan Sher Khan. The major villages in Mong are Mehna Naar'orri, Dhara & Daar, Thaneliyaan Khoor, Kanchri, Dhingroon and Pattan Sher Khan.

Mong is well connected by roads to major cities of Kashmir and Pakistan. Mong is connected to Pallandri, Rawalakot, Thorar. Daily buses carry passengers inter-state as well as within the city. The nearest major airport is located at Rawalakot which isn't operational so nearest is Islamabad International Airport.^[2]

Mong has several schools and a campus of the University of Poonch.

• Fateh-e-Mang Lt. Muhammad Afsar Khan of Mang, Military Cross (MC), Order of British India (OBI) and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir Wal 1947)
• Col Sheer Khan Col. Sheer Khan of Mang, Order of British India (OBI), and Sheer-e- Jang (Kashmir War 1947) founder of 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment.
• Khan of Mong Captain Khan Muhammad Khan, guerrilla leader in the First Kashmir War.^[3]