Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan

The province of Balochistan, the least populated province of Pakistan and the largest province by area, is divided into 33 districts and seven divisions. Below, you will find an overview of the recent history of districts in Balochistan, Pakistan, a map showing each district, the divisions of Balochistan and their districts, and a list showing each district's name, the division the district belongs to, the district's area, the location of the district's headquarters, the district's population and population density (in 2017), the average annual population growth rate of each district (between 1998 and 2017), and a map showing each district's location.

Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Location	Balochistan, Pakistan
Number	33 (as of August 15, 2020)
Populations	97,017 (Harnai District) – 2,275,699 (Quetta District)
Areas	1,412 square kilometres (545 sq mi) (Sohbatpur District) – 44,748 square kilometres (17,277 sq mi) (Chagai District)
Government	District Government City District Government Zilla Council
Subdivisions	Tehsils

list of districts

Map	Sr. No.	District	Headquarters	Area (km^2)	Population (1998)	Population (2017)	Density (people/km^2)
	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

• Balochistan
• Gilgit-Baltistan
• Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan

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.