Tangir District

District of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan

Tangir District

ضلع تانگیر

District of Gilgit-Baltistan

District map of Gilgit-Baltistan[a]

Country|  Pakistan
Territory|  Gilgit-Baltistan
Division| Diamer Division
Headquarters| Tangir
Government

• Type| District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner| N/A
• District Police Officer| N/A
• District Health Officer| N/A
Area

(per UNOSAT)[1]

• Total

| 1,106 km2 (427 sq mi)
Population

(2023, per UNOSAT[1])

• Total

| 31,257
• Density| 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Languages

• Official language| Urdu
Number of tehsils| 1

Tangir District (Urdu: ضلع تانگیر) is a district in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It lies 67 km from Chilas.[2][3] Its population lives mainly in the valley of the Tangir River, a right tributary of the Indus River.[4]

## History

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Prior to 2019, the Tangir District was a tehsil of the Diamer District, along with Darel and Chilas.

## Geography

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The Tangir District is bounded on the north by the Gupis-Yasin District, on the north-east by the Ghizer District, on the east by the Darel District, and on the south and west by the Upper Kohistan District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

## Notes

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1. ^ On the map, the Tangir District is incorrectly shown as Darel and vice versa.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Satellite detected water extents between 26 and 30 July 2023 over Pakistan". United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). Retrieved April 6, 2025.
2. ^ "GB notifies four more districts, total number of districts now 14". pakistantoday.com.
3. ^ "Administrative Reforms: Gilgit-Baltistan govt issues notification of four new districts". pamirtimes.net.
4. ^ Tangir River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 22 January 2022.

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Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

Provincial capital: Gilgit

Baltistan|

* Ghanche
* Skardu
* Shigar
* Kharmang
* Roundu

Gilgit|

* Ghizer
* Gupis-Yasin
* Gilgit
* Hunza
* Nagar

Diamer|

* Astore
* Diamer
* Darel
* Tangir

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Gilgit-Baltistan topics

Capital: Gilgit

Passes|

* Babusar Pass
* Bichhar Pass
* Burji La
* Burzil Pass
* Chillinji Pass
* Darkot Pass
* Gondogoro Pass
* Hayal Pass
* Hispar Pass
* Khunjerab Pass

Valleys|

* Bagrot Valley
* Naltar Valley
* Astore Valley
* Nomal Valley
* Gilgit Valley
* Skardu Valley
* Khaplu Valley
* Kharmang
* Shigar Valley
* Roundu Baltistan
* Stak Valley
* Galtari

Cities and towns|

* (list)
* Gilgit
* Skardu
* Shigar
* Khaplu
* Kharmang
* Roundu Baltistan
* Danyor
* Jalaalabad
* Balghar
* Tolti
* Jutal
* Barah valley
* Chalunka
* Chorbat Valley
* Ghawari
* Haldi
* Hassanabad
* Karimabad
* Hushe Valley
* Keris Valley
* Kharfak
* Korphe
* Yugo, Baltistan
* Yugupa

Rivers, glaciers and lakes|

* Abruzzi Glacier
* Baltoro Glacier
* Batura Glacier
* Biafo Glacier
* Biarchedi Glacier
* Chogo Lungma Glacier
* Chumik Glacier
* Godwin-Austen Glacier
* Gondogoro Glacier
* Hainablak Glacier
* Hispar Glacier
* Kutiah Lungma Glacier
* Miar Glacier
* Panmah Glacier
* Passu Glacier
* Rupal Glacier
* Shani Glacier
* Trango Glacier
* Vigne Glacier
* Lake Kharfak
* Satpara Lake
* Shangrila Lake
* Shigar River
* Shyok River
* Indus
* Hushe River
* Saltoro River

Architecture|

* Chaqchan Mosque
* Khanaq-e-Mullah Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala
* Khaplu Palace
* Shigar Fort
* Skardu Fort
* Baltit Fort
* Amburiq Mosque

See also|

* Flag
* Provincial Highways of Gilgit-Baltistan
* Karakoram Highway
* Ladakh
* Line of Control
* Kargil War
* Balti language
* History of Gilgit-Baltistan
* K2
* Balti (food)

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