Sankoo district

Sankoo district
Sankoo district
District of Ladakh
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
Headquarter	Sankoo
Established	16 October 2026
Government
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Ladakh
• MP	Mohmad Haneefa
Population (2011)
• Total	40,548
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English, Ladakhi, Urdu and Purgi
• Spoken	Shina, Balti, Tibetan
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Sankoo district, with headquarter at Sankoo, is a district in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India.

History

Sankoo district, with headquarter at Sankoo was announced on 16 October 2026 by Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena describing it as the fulfilment of a long-standing aspiration of local residents.

Administration

Demographics

Politics

References

↑ "The Ladakh Official Languages Regulation, 2025" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
↑ "Ladakh gets eighth district as LG announces creation of Sankoo". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
↑ Akhzer, Adil (16 October 2026). "Ladakh LG announces Sankoo as new district days after BJP move". The Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
↑ "Ladakh LG Vinai Kumar Saxena announces creation of Sankoo district". News on AIR. Prasar Bharati. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
↑ "Ladakh Administration Notifies Creation of Sankoo as New District of UT Ladakh". The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh. Government of India. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.
↑ "S.O. 284: Notification for District Sankoo" (PDF). Ladakh e-Gazette. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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[OfficialLang-1] "The Ladakh Official Languages Regulation, 2025" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2026.

[2] "Ladakh gets eighth district as LG announces creation of Sankoo". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 8 November 2026.

[Tribune-3] Akhzer, Adil (16 October 2026). "Ladakh LG announces Sankoo as new district days after BJP move". The Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

[4] "Ladakh LG Vinai Kumar Saxena announces creation of Sankoo district". News on AIR. Prasar Bharati. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

[5] "Ladakh Administration Notifies Creation of Sankoo as New District of UT Ladakh". The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh. Government of India. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

[S._O._284-6] "S.O. 284: Notification for District Sankoo" (PDF). Ladakh e-Gazette. 16 October 2026. Retrieved 7 November 2026.