List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 14 districts in Gilgit–Baltistan, five in Baltistan Division, five in Gilgit Division and four in Diamer Division. The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation of the Hunza-Nagar district.^[1][2] As of 2021^[update], there are 14 districts in Gilgit Baltistan, 5 in the Baltistan Division, 5 in the Gilgit Division and 4 in the Diamer Division.^[3]

Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
Map of the districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
Location	Gilgit-Baltistan
Number	14 (as of 2021)
Populations	330,000 (Gilgit District)
Areas	38,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi) (Gilgit District)
Government	District Government City District Government Zilla Council
Subdivisions	Tehsils

In 2019, Darel, Tangir, Gupis–Yasin and Roundu were announced as new districts.^[4]

Each district is further divided into tehsils and union councils.^[5][6]

List

The figures for area and population are as per the Government of Gilgit Baltistan.^[7] In brackets are the figures given by the UNOSAT. Note that UNOSAT gives the total area of Gilgit Baltistan as 70,226 km² (27,114 sq mi), as opposed to the official figures of 72,496 km² (27,991 sq mi).^[8]

District	Headquarter	Area (km2)	Population (2025)[7]	Density (people/km2) (2025)	Literacy Rate (2025)	Division
Ghanche	Khaplu	8,531 [8,766]	181,610	21.3	70%	Baltistan
Skardu	Skardu	10,168 [2,136]	312,875	30.8	84%
Roundu	Dambudas	[1,895]	Included in Skardu District	Included in Skardu District	83%
Kharmang	Tolti	6,144 [6,023]	58,303	9.5	81%
Shigar	Shigar	4,173 [8,586]	84,662	20.3	70%
Astore	Eidghah	5,411 [5,165]	102,738	19.0	73%	Diamer
Diamer	Chilas	7,234 [4,236]	323,643	44.7	79%
Darel	Darel	[1,657]	Included in Diamer District	Included in Diamer District	60%
Tangir	Tangir	[1,106]	Included in Diamer District	Included in Diamer District	54%
Ghizer	Gahkuch	[4,341]	189,530	15.3	79%	Gilgit
Gupis–Yasin	Phander	[7,747]	Included in Ghizer District	Included in Ghizer District	82.1%
Gilgit	Gilgit	4,208 [4,037]	338,968	80.6	83.5%
Hunza	Karimabad	[11,495]	52,652	5.2	99.5%
Nagar	Nagarkhas	4,137 [3,039]	78,114	18.9	87.6%
Total		72,496 [70,226]	1,713,778	23.6	81.0%

See Also

• List of tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan

• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
  • Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
  • Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
  • Districts of Azad Kashmir
• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Divisions of Punjab
  • Divisions of Sindh
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan