Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan

Balochistan is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. It is situated in the South Eastern part of the country. Quetta is the provincial capital and largest city of the province. It occupies the very southeastern-most portion of the Iranian Plateau, the site of the earliest known farming settlements in the pre-Indus Valley Civilization era, the earliest of which was Mehrgarh, dated at 7000 BC, located in modern-day Pakistani province of Balochistan. It covers an area of 347,190 square kilometres (134,050 sq mi) and it is Pakistan's largest province by area, constituting 44% of Pakistan's total land mass. Balochistan is divided into 34 districts.

Districts of Balochistan Pakistan

list of districts
Map Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km2) Population (1998) Population (2017) Density (people/km2)
1 Awaran Awaran 12,510 118,173 121,680 4
2 Barkhan Barkhan 3,514 103,545 171,556 29
3 Kachhi (Bolan) Dhadar 7,499 288,056 237,030 38
4 Chagai Chagai 44,748[1] 300,000 7
5 Dera Bugti Dera Bugti 10,160 181,310 18
6 Gwadar Gwadar 12,637 185,498 15
7 Harnai[2][note 1] Harnai 4,096 140,000 19
8 Jafarabad Dera Allahyar 2,445 432,817 177
9 Jhal Magsi Jhal Magsi 3,615 109,941 30
10 Kalat Kalat 6,622 237,834 36
11 Kech (Turbat) Turbat 22,539 413,204 911000 18
12 Kharan Kharan 18958 96900 156,152 4
13 Kohlu Kohlu 7,610 99,846 214,805 13
14 Khuzdar Khuzdar 35,380 417,466 12
15 Killa Abdullah Chaman 3,293 370,269 112
16 Killa Saifullah Killa Saifullah 6,831 193,553 28
17 Lasbela Uthal 15,153 312,695 21
18 Loralai Loralai 9,830 295,555 30
19 Mastung Mastung 5,896 179,784 30
20 Musakhel Musa Khel Bazar 5,728 134,056 23
21 Nasirabad Dera Murad Jamali 3,387 245,894 73
22 Nushki[3] Nushki 5,797 137,500 23
23 Panjgur Panjgur 16,891 234,051 14
24 Pishin Pishin 7,819 367,183 47
25 Quetta Quetta 2,653 744,802 281
26 Sherani[note 2] Sherani
27 Sibi Sibi 7,796 180,398 23
28 Washuk[note 3] Washuk 29,510 118,171 4.0
29 Zhob Zhob 20,297 275,142 14
30 Ziarat Ziarat 1,489 33,340 22
(31) Lehri (not on the map) Lehri 9,830 295,555 30
(32) Sohbatpur (not on the map) Sohbatpur 7,796 180,398 23
(33) Duki (not on the map) Duki
(34) Shaheed Sikandarabad (not on the map) Surab

See also

Notes
  1. No data is yet available on the recently created district of Harnai, which was part of Sibi district.
  2. No data is yet available on the recently created district of Sherani, which was part of Zhob district.
  3. No data is yet available on the recently created district of Washuk, which was part of Kharan district.

References
  1. "Country escapes major earthquake damage". Daily Times. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. "Harnai is new district of Balochistan". Dawn.Com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. "Kharan and Noshki District" (PDF). American Refugee Committee. July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

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