are the coldest months. The maximum temperature in January is about 16 °C, and the minimum temperature is 3 °C. Annual rainfall is about . Demography The total population of the district according to the 2017 census is 371,919. The main language of the district is Pahari, which is estimated to be native to around 95% of the inhabitants. The Pahari dialect spoken in Bagh is closely related to the dialect spoken to the north in the Muzaffarabad (84% shared basic vocabulary) and to the core Pahari varieties spoken to the south-west in the Galyat region around Murree (86–88%). There are also small groups of speakers of Gujari and Kashmiri. Education According to the Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report by Alif Ailaan, the Bagh District is ranked at number 5 nationally in the ranking related to education, with an education score of 73.99. The learning score is at 85.42, with a gender parity score of 88.32. The school infrastructure score of the Bagh District is 28.32, giving Bagh a national rank of 126. School infrastructure is a major problem in all of Azad Kashmir. Access to schools, with schools being far away, is the primary reason why there are fewer enrollments after the completion of primary school. 2005 earthquake The city of Bagh, like other areas of the district, was heavily damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Sixty percent of the buildings collapsed. Thousands of people died, and many more found themselves homeless. In the aftermath of the earthquake, NATO sent specialists to the district to help with clearing and reconstruction. There was a report that an entire village in the district had been wiped out. The United States government, through Pakistan, distributed vouchers to people in the district so that they could buy food and water. References External links Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir Official Portal District Profile – Bagh Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) 2007 Districts of Azad Kashmir