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Baltistan Division

Baltistan Division () is a first-order administrative division of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It overlaps with the historical Baltistan region, and is primarily inhabited by the Balti people.

The divisional headquarters of the Baltistan Division is the town of Skardu. Since divisions were restored in 2008, the Baltistan Division currently consists of five districts. The figures for area and population are as per the Government of Gilgit Baltistan. In brackets are the figures given by the UNOSAT. Note that UNOSAT gives the total area of Gilgit Baltistan as , as opposed to the official figures of .

Administration

The Baltistan is one of three divisions of Gilgit Baltistan. The division is administrated under a commissioner of BPS-20 of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) group of Central Superior Services of Pakistan (CSS). The current commissioner of Baltistan Division is Kamal Khan.

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