Gilgit Division
Gilgit Division
گلگت ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
Region administered by Pakistan as a Division | |
Interactive map of Gilgit division | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′N 74°17′E / 36.317°N 74.283°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Capital | Gilgit |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Najeem Alam (PAS) |
| • Deputy Inspector General (DIG) | Hassan Raza Khan (PSP) |
Gilgit Division is an administrative division of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. Gilgit is the divisional headquarters of Gilgit Division. Since divisions were restored as an administrative structure in 2008, the division currently consists of five districts.
Following statistics for area and population of the districts of Gilgit Division do not reflect any official records from the government and are based on estimates taken from UNOSAT analysis and WorldPop (2020).
| District | Area
(km²) |
Pop. estimated
(2020) |
Density (per km²) (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgit District | 4,037 | 132,467 | 32.81 |
| Hunza District | 11,495 | 50,411 | 4.38 |
| Nagar District | 3,039 | 92,120 | 30.31 |
| Ghizer District | 4,341 | 65,245 | 15.03 |
| Gupis-Yasin District | 7,747 | 95,575 | 12.34 |