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Roundu District
Administrative unit of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rondu District (Urdu: ضلع روندو), also spelled Roundu District,[3] is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] It is one of 14 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The district encompasses the entire Roundu Valley, which is the fourth-largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan,[4] after the Skardu, Khaplu, and Shigar valleys. The Roundu valley lies in the western part of the Baltistan Division and forms the main trade and travel route between the Baltistan Division and the Gilgit Division. The Rondu District was carved out of Skardu District in 2019.[5]
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Demographics
The people of the Rondu Valley are predominantly Balti people, who speak the Balti language, but there are a significant number of Shina speaking people, as well. People of the Roundu valley belong to Shia sect of Islam. The district headquarters is the town of Thowar, which is about 65–70 km from Skardu. Although the population of Dambudas is less than that of the Stak, Thorchay, and Tormik valleys, Dambudas is located in the middle of the Rondu Valley, so it currently serves as the district headquarters. The literacy rate of the district is approximately 90%. About 70% of the residents speak Balti, and around 30% speak Shina, but most Shina people are bilingual, due to having living with Balti people for a long time. The Rondu District has very scenic and lush green valleys, such as Bilamik, Talubruq, Tormik, and Ganji (Gunji), and has four union councils: Mindi, Stak, Tormik, and Ganji.[6]
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