Gilgit-Baltistan
Territory administered by Pakistan
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Summary
Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territorial entity of Pakistan[1]. Gilgit-Baltistan draws 7,158 Wikipedia views per month (administrative territorial entity of pakistan category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pakistan[3]
- Country: Pakistan[4]
- Instance of: first-level administrative division[5], disputed territory[6]
- Capital: Gilgit[7]
- Currency: Pakistani rupee[8]
- Shares border with: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Baltistan Division[10], Gilgit Division[11]
- Legislative body: Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly[12]
- Executive body: Gilgit-Baltistan Council[13]
- Part of: Pakistani-administered Kashmir[14]
- Commons category: Gilgit-Baltistan[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[16]
- Inception: July 1, 1970[17]
- Official website: http://gilgitbaltistan.gov.pk/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gilgit-Baltistan[19]
- Commons gallery: Gilgit-Baltistan[20]
- Population: 1,155,755[21]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Gilgit-Baltistan[22]
- Office held by head of government: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan[23]
- Territory claimed by: India[24]
- Official name: گلگت بلتستان[25]
- Native label: گلگت بلتستان[26], Gilgit-Baltistan[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Gilgit-Baltistan[28]
- Office held by head of state: Governor of Gilgit–Baltistan[29]
- Area: 72,971 km²[30]
Why It Matters
Gilgit-Baltistan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Gilgit-Baltistan is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]