Yugo, Baltistan

Yugo (Yugu) is a small village with a population of more than 6,000 people in the Ghanche district of Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The village is located above the Shyok River 70 km from Baltistan's capital Skardu on a tarmac highway heading towards Khaplu after passing Ghawari and Kunes. Yugo is situated adjacent to the geographically important village of Kharfaq which boasts of a high-altitude mountain lake, Lake Kharfaq. Khaplu, which is Ghanche district's administrative capital, lies 25 km from Yugo.

Yugo is territorially separated from Kharfaq by a strategically important landmark- the "Kharfaq Bridge" which separates the territories of Yugo and Kharfaq. Kharfaq village lies on its immediate east, Ghawari on the west, Kharmang on the southern side and Balghar on the northeast. Yugo consists of four colonies: 'Yugo proper', Albok, Fazlee Colony and Sirkiting (Baqir Colony). Fazlee Colony and Baqir Colony are separated by a glacier water stream. A small bridge, the Sirkiting bridge, connects Sirkiting and Yugo proper. The people of Yugo refer to themselves as Yugupa. The Shyok River meanders around the edges of the village, between the Bragh, a towering huge bald rocky mountain, and the village. A sandy area of the river bank on the north of the village across Shyok River which is locally referred to as Foshfosh is part of Yugo territory.