  situated at the center of the kashmir valley, srinagar is the second most populous district in the indian state of jammu and kashmir, after jammu district and is home to the summer capital (srinagar) of jammu and kashmir (the capital moves to jammu city in the winter).2011 census j&k the largest city is srinagar. it is also home to the scenic dal lake, a popular tourist destination. as of 2011 it is the second most populous district of jammu and kashmir (out of 22), after jammu. ==administration== srinagar district has 2 tehsils: * srinagar south tehsil * srinagar north tehsil. this district consists of a single block: srinagar.statement showing the number of blocks in respect of 22 districts of jammu and kashmir state including newly created districts dated 2008-03-13, accessed 2008-08-30 this block consists of a number of panchayats. ==politics== srinagar district has 8 assembly constituencies: hazratbal, zadibal, eidgah, khanyar, habbakadal, amirakadal, sonwar and batmaloo. ==demographics== according to the 2011 census srinagar district has a population of 1,269,751, roughly equal to the nation of estonia{{cite web | author = us directorate of intelligence | title = country comparison:population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = 
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