Baltistan Division


Baltistan Division is a first-order administrative division of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It overlaps with the historical Baltistan region, and is primarily inhabited by the Balti people.
The divisional headquarters of the Baltistan Division is the town of Skardu. Since divisions were restored in 2008, the Baltistan Division currently consists of five districts. 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 .
DistrictHeadquartersArea
Population
GhancheKhaplu8,531 181,610
SkarduSkardu10,168 312,875
RounduDambudasIncluded in Skardu District
KharmangTolti6,144 58,303
ShigarShigar4,173 84,662
Total29,016 637,450

Administration

The Baltistan is one of three divisions of Gilgit Baltistan. The division is administrated under a commissioner of BPS-20 of Pakistan Administrative Service group of Central Superior Services of Pakistan. The current commissioner of Baltistan Division is Kamal Khan.