Gilgit Division

Coordinates: 36°19′N 74°17′E / 36.317°N 74.283°E / 36.317; 74.283
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Gilgit Division
گلگت ڈویژن
Region administered by Pakistan as a Division
Map
Interactive map of Gilgit division
A map showing Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan] shaded in sage in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
A map showing Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan] shaded in sage in the disputed Kashmir region[1]
Coordinates: 36°19′N 74°17′E / 36.317°N 74.283°E / 36.317; 74.283
Administering countryPakistan
TerritoryGilgit-Baltistan
CapitalGilgit
Government
 • CommissionerNajeem 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.[1] Gilgit is the divisional headquarters of Gilgit Division. Since divisions were restored as an administrative structure in 2008, the division currently consists of six districts:[2]

The divisional headquarters of the Gilgit Division is the town of Gilgit. Since divisions were restored in 2008, the Gilgit Division currently consists of five districts:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^
    due weight
    in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (f) through (h) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (i) below).
    (a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
    (b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
    (c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328, Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'."
  2. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  3. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although the division as an administrative structure had been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still grouped districts under the division names