Baltistan
| Baltistan Division | |
|---|---|
| Basic data | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Special territory under federal administration | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Seat | Skardu |
| surface | 28,228 km² |
| Residents | 413,000 (2013) |
| density | 15 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PK-GB |
Coordinates: 35 ° 18 ' N , 75 ° 36' E
Baltistan ("Land of the Balti"; Urdu بلتستان, Balti :بلتیول Baltiyul ; also called Little Tibet ) is a region and a division in the Pakistani- administered part of the Kashmir region .
The main town is Skardu . The mountainous region lies between the Karakoram and the Himalayas and administratively forms one of the three agencies of the special territory under the federal administration of Gilgit-Baltistan , which was formerly known as Northern Areas. The area extends over the following five valleys: Skardu, Khaplu, Shigar, Kharmang and Rondu.
The Baltistan division is divided into four districts: Skardu and Ghanche and, since their split from Skardu in 2015, Kharmang and Shigar .
The following are the statistical data from Baltistan from 2013:
| District | Area (km²) |
Population 1998 |
Population 2013 |
main place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghanche | 8,531 | 88,366 | approx. 108,000 | Khaplu |
| Skardu | 19,697 | 214,848 | approximately 305,000 | Skardu |
| Baltistan | 28,228 | 302.234 | approx. 413,000 | Skardu |
The inhabitants are the Muslim Balti , who are of predominantly Tibetan , but also of Tatar , Mon , Dardic , Indo-Iranian and Arab descent. The native language is Balti , a West Tibetan dialect.
See also
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- Hasnain Sengge Thsering: Key Issues in Contemporary Balti Language and Script (2002) ( Memento from September 25, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Mountain TV: Govt. issues notifications for formation of Hunza, Nagar, Kharmang, Shigar districts in GB
- ↑ gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk: Statistical Data (2013); PDF 7.5 MB ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
