Kharmang District
Kharmang District (Urdu:ضلع کھرمنگ) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is bounded on the north by the Skardu District, on the north-east by the Ghanche District, on the south by the Indian-administered Kargil and Leh districts, and on the west by the Astore District. Its district headquarters is at Tolti. Located in the district is the Kharmang Valley, which is one of the five main valleys in the Baltistan Division.
Kharmang District
ضلع کھرمنگ | |
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District of Gilgit-Baltistan administered by Pakistan | |
Interactive map of Kharmang district | |
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region | |
| Coordinates (Tolti): 35°1′43″N 76°5′33″E | |
| Territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Division | Baltistan Division |
| Headquarters | Tolti |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Atiq Shahwani (PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Ahmed Shabbir (PSP) |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,909 km2 (3,054 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (1998) | 188,000 |
| Number of tehsils | 3 |
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