" ▁of ▁the ▁S amba ▁District ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Union ▁territory ▁of ▁▁ ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir . ▁With ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 2 , 7 0 0 , ▁S amba ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁least ▁popul ous ▁municipal ▁committee ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁Its ▁total ▁D ens ity ▁of ▁population ▁is ▁ 2 ▁( pop ulation ▁per ▁sq ▁km ), ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁smallest ▁city ▁by ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁sub ▁district . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 3 ▁w ards ▁for ▁which ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁every ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁Among ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁w ards , ▁S amba ▁Ward ▁No . ▁ 1 3 ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popul ous ▁w ard ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 7 0 2 , ▁and ▁S amba ▁Ward ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁popul ous ▁w ard ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 3 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁Before ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁S amba ▁District , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Jam mu ▁District . ▁The ▁main ▁industrial ▁area ▁of ▁B ari ▁Bra h mana , ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁fall ▁under ▁Jam mu ▁District , ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁included ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁S amba ▁District . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁Geography ▁S amba ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁S amba ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ival ik ▁Hills ▁alongside ▁the ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 1 - A