Districts Of Gilgit–Baltistan
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There are 14 districts in Gilgit–Baltistan, five in Baltistan Division, five in Gilgit Division and four in
Diamer Division Diamer Division (), also known as Diamer-Astore Division, is a first-order administrative division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the ...
. The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation of the Hunza-Nagar district. , there are 14 districts in Gilgit Baltistan, 5 in the Baltistan Division, 5 in the Gilgit Division and 4 in the
Diamer Division Diamer Division (), also known as Diamer-Astore Division, is a first-order administrative division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the ...
. In 2019, Darel, Tangir, Gupis–Yasin and
Roundu Rondu District (), also spelled Roundu District, is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of ...
were announced as new districts. Each district is further divided into
tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
s and union councils.


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The figures for area and population are as per the Government of Gilgit Baltistan. In brackets are the figures given by the UNOSAT. Note that UNOSAT gives the total area of Gilgit Baltistan as , as opposed to the official figures of .


See also

* List of tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan *
Districts of Pakistan The districts of Pakistan () are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below administrative units of Pakistan, provinces and divisions of Pakistan, divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government in Pakistan, local ...
** Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ** Districts of Punjab, Pakistan ** Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan ** Districts of Sindh, Pakistan ** Districts of Azad Kashmir *
Divisions of Pakistan The administrative units of Pakistan contains four provinces, a capital territory, and two administrative territories of the Kashmir region. The four provinces and two administrative territories are subdivided into 36 administrative divisions. ...
** Divisions of Balochistan ** Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ** Divisions of Punjab ** Divisions of Sindh ** Divisions of Azad Kashmir ** Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan


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Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...