Darel District
Darel District
ضلع داریل | |
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District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
Interactive map of Darel District | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′40″N 73°35′38″E / 35.561°N 73.594°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Diamer Division |
| Headquarters | Darel |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area (per UNOSAT) | |
• Total | 1,657 km2 (640 sq mi) |
| Population (per UNOSAT, 2023) | |
• Total | 54,348 |
| • Density | 32.80/km2 (84.95/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Urdu |
| Number of tehsils | 1 |
Darel District (Urdu: ضلع داریل) is a district of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area in the disputed Kashmir region. It lies south-west of Gilgit District. It is one of the 14 districts of Gilgit−Baltistan. Its population lives mainly in the valley of the Darel River, a right tributary of the Indus River.
Prior to 2019, Darel District was a tehsil of the Diamer District, along with Tangir and Chilas.