Gilgit District
The Gilgit District is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The headquarters of the district is the town of Gilgit. At the 1998 census, the Gilgit District had a population of 243,324. The district includes Gilgit, the Bagrot Valley, Juglot, Danyore, Sultanabad, Naltar Peak, and the Nomal Valley. The highest peak in the district is Distaghil Sar, which is the seventh-highest peak in Pakistan and 19th highest in the world.
Geography
Gilgit District is bounded on the north by the Nagar District, on the east by the Shigar District and the Rondu District, on the south by the Tangir District, the Diamer District, and the Astore District, and on the west by the Ghizer District. Less than 26% of the district consists of alpine pastures, with over 65% of remaining area being barren or permanently snow covered.Rivers
The main rivers in the district are:- Astore River
- Gilgit River – enters the Gilgit District from the west, south of the Bichhar Pass and flows west through the town of Gilgit
- .Hunza River – flows further south and joins the Gilgit River northeast of the town of Gilgit
- Indus River – enters the Gilgit District from the Shigar District about six kilometers north of Jaglot, where the Gilgit River joins the Indus River and flows south along the Karakoram Highway.
- Khunjerab River – flows south along the Karakoram Highway from the Khunjerab Valley and is known as the Hunza River south of Sost
Lakes
- Borit Lake
- Naltar Lake
- Nomal Lake
- Pahote Lake
- Rush Lake