Ghizer district
Ghizer District
ضلع غذر | |
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District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan | |
Ishkoman Valley | |
Interactive map of Ghizer district | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates (Gahkuch): 36°10′25″N 73°46′0″E / 36.17361°N 73.76667°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Gilgit Division |
| Headquarters | Gahkuch |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area (including Gupis–Yasin District) | |
• Total | 12,381 km2 (4,780 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 189,530 |
| Number of tehsils | 2 |
Ghizer District (Urdu: ضلع غذر) is a district of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 14 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The former Ghizer District that existed from 1974 to 2019 spanned the entire upper Gilgit River Valley (also known as the Ghizer River Valley). In 2019, the former district was divided into the Gupis-Yasin District in the west and the present, smaller Ghizer District in the east. Less than 13.5% of the district consists of alpine pastures, with over 83% of remaining area being barren or permanently snow covered.