Kargil

Kargil
Kargil
Town and municipality
	Tourist Facilitation Centre at Bemathang, Kargil, Ladakh.
	Interactive map of Kargil
	Kargil Location in Ladakh, India Kargil Kargil (India)
	Coordinates: 34°33′34″N 76°07′32″E / 34.5594°N 76.1256°E
Administrating country	India
Union territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Kargil
Established	1 July 1979
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Area
• Total	2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	2,676 m (8,780 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	16,338
• Density	7,630/km2 (19,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bhoti; Purgi; Urdu; Hindi; English;
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194103
Vehicle registration	LA 01
Website	kargil.nic.in

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Kargil (English: /ˈkɑrɡɪl/ KAR-ghil, Hindi: [kaːɾɡɪl]) or Kargyil is a city and headqurter of eponymous district, tehsil, and community development block in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the joint capital of Ladakh, an Indian-administered union territory, and the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest urban centre in Ladakh after Leh. Kargil is located 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and 234 kilometres (145 mi) to the west of Leh. It is on the bank of the Suru River near its confluence with the Wakha Rong River, the latter providing the most accessible route to Leh.