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 in Gilgit Division.^[1][2] In 2019, Darel, Tangir, Gupis–Yasin and Roundu were announced as new districts.^[3] 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.^[4] Each district is further divided into tehsils and union councils.^[5][6]

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

List

The figures for area and population are according to the statistics issued by the Planning and Development Department of 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	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population (2022)[7]	Division
Ghanche	Khaplu	8,531 [8,766]	181,610	Baltistan
Skardu	Skardu	10,168 [2,136]	312,875
Roundu	Dambudas	[1,895]	Included in Skardu District
Kharmang	Tolti	6,144 [6,023]	58,303
Shigar	Shigar	4,173 [8,586]	84,662
Astore	Eidghah	5,411 [5,165]	102,738	Diamer
Diamer	Chilas	7,234 [4,236]	323,643
Darel	Darel	[1,657]	Included in Diamer District
Tangir	Tangir	[1,106]	Included in Diamer District
Ghizer	Gahkuch	12,381 [4,341]	189,530	Gilgit
Nagar	Sikandarabad	4,137 [3,039]	78,114
Gupis–Yasin	Phander	[7,747]	Included in Ghizer District
Gilgit	Gilgit	4,208 [4,037]	338,968
Hunza	Karimabad	10,109 [11,495]	52,652
Total		72,496 [70,226]	1,713,778

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