Bagh, Azad Kashmir

Pakistani city City in Azad Kashmir, PakistanBagh باغCityBagh city viewBaghLocation within Azad KashmirCoordinates: 33°58′25″N 73°47′30″E / 33.9735°N 73.7918°E / 33.9735; 73.7918Administering countryPakistanDependent TerritoryAzad KashmirDistrictBaghArea • Total22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)Elevation1,676 m (5,499 ft)Population (2017) • Total33,548 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)Languages • OfficialUrduTime zonePSTGPO12500Websitehttp://www.bagh.com.pk Bagh City (Urdu: باغ) is the chief town and district headquarters of Bagh District, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The town is situated on the confluence of two nullahs (streams), Malwani and Mahl (ماہلوانی اور ماہل) at a distance of 93 km from Muzaffarabad. 2005 earthquake On 8 October 2005, Bagh was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed 8,500 people, which represented 10% of the population. Most of the victims were children attending school who died when the school buildings collapsed. The worst hit institutes were a school named Spring Field Children academy (where 300 plus children died in junior campus), the boys' degree college and girls' degree college Bagh. Many lives could have been sa