Nagar District
Nagar District
ضلع نگر | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
Division | Gilgit Division |
Headquarters | Nagarkhas |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Zaid Ahmed |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
• District Treasury Officer | Syed Wahid Ali Shah |
• DD Agriculture | Dr. Ghulam Abbas |
Area | |
• Total | 5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
Population (1998)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 51,387 |
Number of tehsils | 2 |
The Nagar District (Urdu: ضلع نگر) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Nagar District was established in 2015 by the division of the Hunza–Nagar District into two districts: the Hunza District and the Nagar District. The Nagar District is bounded on the north and north-east by the Hunza District, on the south-east by the Shigar District, on the south by the Gilgit District, and on the west by the Gupis-Yasin District. The district headquarters in the town of Nagarkhas.
Administration
The District Nagar administratively comprises two Tehsils, Tehsil Nagar-I and Tehsil Nagar-II. All the villages of upper Nagar including Shayar, Askurdas, Sumayar, Nagarkhas, Hoper Valley, and Hispar come under the Tehsil Nagar-I. While all the villages of lower Nagar including Bar, Chalt, Buladas, Chaprote, Skandarabad, Jafarabad, Nilt, Thol, Ghulmet, Pisan, Minapin, Meacher, Dadhimal, Phekar, and Hakuchar are the par of Tehsil Nagar-II.
Political representation
At the provincial level, the district is represented by two elected members to Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly according to the following constituencies:
- GBLA-4 (Nagar-II)
- GBLA-5 (Nagar-I)
See also