Ganderbal district
The Ganderbal district, or more formally District Ganderbal, is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Ganderbal town is the administrative headquarters of the district. It was formed in 2007 and has 6 subdistricts (tehsils): Kangan, Ganderbal, Tullamulla, Wakura, Lar, and Gund.
Ganderbal district | |
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District | |
Views of peaks around Sonamarg, Ganderbal district, J&K, India | |
Interactive map of Ganderbal district | |
Ganderbal district is in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region It is in the Kashmir division (bordered in neon blue). | |
| Coordinates (Ganderbal): 34.23°N 74.78°E | |
| Administering country | India |
| Union territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Headquarters | Ganderbal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,059 km2 (409 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 297,446 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Shahruk, Ganderbaluk, Ganderbali, Ganderbalia, Ganderbalian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Dogri, English language |
| • Other | Pahari, Gujari, Shina, Balti, Pashto |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Pincode | 191201 |
| Area code | 194 |
| ISO 3166 code | 0194 |
| Vehicle registration | JK-16 |
| Website | ganderbal |
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