Harnai District

هرنای‬
District
Harnai District

Map of Balochistan with Harnai District highlighted
Coordinates: 30°06′20″N 67°56′23″E / 30.105447°N 67.939861°E / 30.105447; 67.939861
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
Headquarters Harnai
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 97,017
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Harnai (Pashto: هرنای‎) is a district in the north-east of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Harnai is the principal town of this district and serves as its capital. The predominant first language is Pashto – in the 1998 census it accounted for 90% of the population of the Harnai subdivision of Sibi, while Balochi accounted for 7.2%.[2]

History

Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District, in August the Balochistan Government announced Harnai district would be created by splitting Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub-tehsil of Khost.[3] the population of Harnai is predominantly 75℅ are tareen qbail Pashtun followed by Baloch.

Geography and climate

Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is -2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature falls between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general Harnai has a pleasant weather in winter season. Harnai is one of the most beautiful cities of the Balochistan Province with the plenty of water available in the streams. It is the only area of the production of the fresh vegetables and fruits with fresh and clean water in the whole Balochistan.

References

  1. ↑ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk.
  2. ↑ PCO 1999, p. 89.
  3. ↑ Harnai is new district of Balochistan - Dawn Pakistan

Bibliography

  • 1998 District census report of Sibi. Census publication. 17. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.


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