Shigar District
Shigar District
ضلع شِگر | |
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District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan | |
Interactive map of Shigar district | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′0″N 76°20′0″E / 35.16667°N 76.33333°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Baltistan Division |
| Headquarters | Shigar |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,173 km2 (1,611 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 84,662 |
| Number of tehsils | 1 |
Shigar District (Urdu: ضلع شِگر) is a district in Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is home to the world's second highest peak, K2, also known as Chhogori and Mount Godwin-Austen. The district is bounded on the north by the Nagar District, the Hunza District, and the Kashgar Prefecture of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on the south-east by the Ghanche District, on the south-west by the Rondu and Skardu districts, and on the west by the Gilgit District. Shigar District was established in 2015, prior to which it had been part of the Skardu District.
The headquarters of the Shigar District is the town of Shigar, which is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Skardu. Less than 7% of the district consists of alpine pastures, with over 90% of remaining area being permanently snow covered.