Shopian district
district of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Shopian district (Urdu pronunciation: [ʃoːpɪjɑ̃ː]), known as Shupyan (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ʃupʲjan]) in Kashmiri, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.
It is a hill district with its administrative headquarters in Shopian town.
As it is situated on the historical road commonly known as Mughal Road, much of its area is covered by forests. Shopian district lies under the Pir Panjal Range, which makes it very cold during winter.
After the partition of India, it was a tehsil of Pulwama district. In March 2007, district status was granted by the Government of India.
The economy of the district depends on agriculture, particularly apple growing.
Shopian district is called "the apple bowl of Kashmir".
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the Shopian district has a population of 266,215. This gives the Shopian district a ranking of 577th in India (out of a total of 640).
“Shopian district” enters the record as district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Shopian, district and Jammu can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Shopian district” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Shopian, district and Jammu provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2073646. Authority coordinates are 33.717, 74.833. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2007 and 2011.
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