Shigar District
Appearance
Shigar District
ضلع شِگر | |
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Sovereign state | Pakistan |
Dependent territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Division | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Headquarters | Shigar |
Area | |
• Total | 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (1998) | 109,000 |
Number of tehsils | 0 |
The Shigar District (Urdu: ضلع شِگر) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan's dependent territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The district is bounded on the north by the Nagar District, the Hunza District, and China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on the south-east by the Ghanche District, on the south-west by the Rondu District and the Skardu District, and on the west by the Gilgit District. The district was established in 2015, prior to which time it had been part of the Skardu District.[1]
The headquarters of the Shigar District is the town of Shigar, which is 30 km from the city of Skardu. The Shigar District is home to the world's second highest peak, K2.
References
- ^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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