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'''Baramulla district''' or Varmul (in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]) (pronounced '''Bārāmūla''' in English) is one of the 20 [[district]]s in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. [[Baramulla]] | '''Baramulla district''' or Varmul (in [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]) (pronounced '''Bārāmūla''' in English) is one of the 20 [[district]]s in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. [[Baramulla]] town is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covered an area of {{convert|4,588|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} in 2001,<ref>{{citation |url=https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/?q=divisions |title=Divisions & Districts |work=Jamu & Kashmir Official Portal |date=2012 |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> but it was reduced to {{convert|4,243|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} at the time of 2011 census.<ref name=2011CensusArea/> In 2016, the district administration said that the area was {{convert|4,190|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="District Baramulla">{{cite web|url=http://baramulla.nic.in/WebPages/about/district_profile.html|title=About District Baramulla|access-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220070227/http://baramulla.nic.in/WebPages/about/district_profile.html|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |