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Shopian
EntityQ2575938· pop 26· linked from 426 articles

Also known as Shupayan, Shupiyan

Key facts

Settlement.name
Shopian
Settlement.native_name
Shupyan
Settlement.native_name_lang
ks
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Jammu and Kashmir#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Union territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jammu and Kashmir
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Shopian
Settlement.established_date
2007
Settlement.government_type
District Magistrate - Presidential Rule
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
312
Settlement.elevation_m
2057
Settlement.population_total
266215

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Etymology
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  • Demographics
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Shopian (), known as Shupyan () in Kashmiri, is an administrative division of the Shopian district. It is located in the southern part of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Shopian is called the Apple town of Kashmir as the majority of the population engages in apple-growing practices. It also provides employment to more than 60% of the population. It is the second richest district in the Kashmir region after Srinagar.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shopian” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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