Nagar District

Nagar District (Urdu: ضلع نگر) is a district in the Pakistani-administered dependant territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, in the larger disputed Kashmir region.^[1] It is one of the 14 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan.^[3] Nagar District was established in 2015 by the division of the Hunza–Nagar District into two districts: the Hunza District and the Nagar District. The Nagar District is bounded on the north and north-east by the Hunza District, on the south-east by the Shigar District, on the south by the Gilgit District, and on the west by the Gupis-Yasin District. The district headquarters in the town of Nagarkhas. Overall less than 10% of the district is covered by alpine and winter pastures while 87% of land is either barren or permanently snow covered.^[4]

Nagar District ضلع نگر
District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan[1]
District Nagar
A view of Rakaposhi from the Nagar Valley
Interactive map of Nagar district
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
Coordinates (Nagarkhas): 36.2764°N 74.72°E / 36.2764; 74.72
Administering country	Pakistan
Territory	Gilgit-Baltistan
Division	Gilgit Division
Headquarters	Nagarkhas
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner Nagar	Cap(R) Ata ur Rahman (PAS) present
• District Police Officer	N/A
• Deputy Commissioner Nagar	Cap(R) Ata Ur Rahman (PAS) present
• District Treasury Officer	Syed Wahid Ali Shah
• DD Agriculture	Dr. Ghulam Abbas
Area [2]
• Total	4,137 km2 (1,597 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	78,114
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Number of tehsils	3 (Tehsil Nagar Khas, Tehsil Sikandarabad, Tehsil Chalt)

Administration

Map of Gilgit-Baltistan with the Nagar District highlighted in red

The District Nagar administratively comprises three Tehsils, Tehsil Nagar-I and Tehsil Nagar-II.^[5] and Tehsil Shenbar/Chalt. All the villages of Uyum Nager or upper Nagar including Shayar, Askurdas, Sumayar, Nagarkhas, Hoper Valley, and Hispar come under the Tehsil Nagar-I. While all the villages of lower Nagar including Bar, Chalt, Buladas, Chaprote, Skandarabad, Jafarabad, Nilt, Thol, Masoot, Yal, Ghulmet, Pisan, Minapin, Meacher, Dadhimal, Phekar, and Hakuchar are the par of Tehsil Nagar-II.

Political representation

At the provincial level, the district is represented by two elected members to Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly according to the following constituencies:

• GBLA-4 (Nagar-II)
• GBLA-5 (Nagar-I)

See also

• Chalt Valley
• Nagar Valley
• Hopar Valley
• Sumayar Valley
• Hisper Valley
• Gilgit District