Astore District
Astore District
ضلع استور | |
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District of Gilgit−Baltistan administered by Pakistan. | |
Nanga Parbat seen from the Rama Valley near Astore District in August 2016 | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
Interactive map of Astore District | |
| Coordinates (Eidgah, Astore): 35°20′49″N 74°51′22″E / 35.34694°N 74.85611°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Diamer |
| Headquarters | Eidgah |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Zulqanain Khan |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,411 km2 (2,089 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 111,573 |
| • Density | 20.62/km2 (53.40/sq mi) |
| Number of tehsils | 2 |
Astore District (Urdu: ضلع استور) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley.
Astore District is bounded by Gilgit District to the north, Skardu District to the east, Kharmang District to the southeast, Diamer District to the west, the Neelum District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the southwest, and the Bandipore District of Indian-administered disputed Kashmir region to the south.