Hunza District
Hunza District
ضلع ہنزہ ہُنزݳ ضِلع | |
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District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan | |
Hussaini Village in Gojal (Upper Hunza) | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
Interactive map of Hunza District | |
| Coordinates (Karimabad, Gilgit=Baltistan): 36°34′N 75°06′E / 36.567°N 75.100°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Gilgit Division |
| Established | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Karimabad |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,109 km2 (3,903 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 65,497 |
| • Density | 6.4791/km2 (16.781/sq mi) |
| Number of tehsils | 3 |
Hunza District (IPA: [ɦʊnza], Urdu: ضلع ہنزہ, Burushaski: ہُنزݳ ضِلع) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region. It was established in 2015 by the division of the Hunza–Nagar District in accordance with a government decision for administrative reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan. The district headquarters is the town of Baltit, officially known as Karimabad.