Quetta Division
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Quetta Division
کوټه څانګه کویٹه ولایت | |
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 Map of Quetta Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Quetta |
| Established | 14 October 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (BPS-20 PAS) |
| • Regional Police Officer | Abdul Hayee Baloch (BPS-20 PSP) |
| Area | |
• Division | 14,559 km2 (5,621 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Division | 4,259,163 |
| • Density | 292.55/km2 (757.69/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,974,854 (46.37%) |
| • Rural | 2,284,309 (53.63%) |
| Language Speakers | |
| • Speakers | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | quetta |
Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government. CNIC Code of Quetta Division is 54.
In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat.
History
[edit]On 14 October 1955, Quetta was created as an administration division of Balochistan Province.
List of the Districts
[edit]| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[4] |
Population
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit.
rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaman | Chaman | 1,341 | 466,218 | 347.7 | 39.97% |
| 2 | Pishin | Pishin | 6,218 | 835,482 | 134.6 | 51.07% |
| 3 | Quetta | Quetta | 3,447 | 2,595,492 | 754.3 | 56.29% |
| 4 | Qila Abdullah | Jungle Pir Alizai | 3,553 | 361,971 | 102.3 | 36.40% |
List of the Tehsils
[edit]| # | Tehsil | Area (km²)[4] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barshore Tehsil | 2,288 | 141,994 | 62.06 | Pishin | |
| 2 | Hurramzai Tehsil | 418 | 147,844 | 353.69 | ||
| 3 | Pishin Tehsil | 1,199 | 325,641 | 271.59 | ||
| 4 | Saranan Tehsil | 83 | 65,157 | 785.02 | ||
| 5 | Bostan Tehsil | 186 | 49,721 | 267.32 | ||
| 6 | Chiltan Tehsil | Quetta | ||||
| 7 | Zarghoon Tehsil | |||||
| 8 | Panjpai Tehsil | 1,205 | 21,371 | 17.74 | ||
| 9 | Sadar Tehsil | 1,283 | 330,421 | 257.54 | ||
| 10 | Kuchlak Tehsil | 180 | 310,246 | 1,723.59 | ||
| 11 | Sariab Tehsil | 221 | 572,854 | 2,592.10 | ||
| 12 | Gulistan Tehsil | 1,536 | 126,474 | 82.34 | Qila Abdullah | |
| 13 | Killa Abdullah Tehsil | 413 | 165,738 | 401.30 | ||
| 14 | Dobandi Tehsil | 1,604 | 69,759 | 43.49 | ||
| 15 | Karezat Tehsil | 1,240 | 59,756 | 48.19 | Karezat | |
| 16 | Khanozai Tehsil |
| Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|
| PB-38 Quetta-I | NA-262 Quetta-I | Quetta |
| PB-39 Quetta-II | ||
| PB-40 Quetta-III | ||
| PB-43 Quetta-VI | NA-263 Quetta-II | |
| PB-44 Quetta-VII | ||
| PB-45 Quetta-VIII | ||
| PB-41 Quetta-IV | NA-264 Quetta-III | |
| PB-42 Quetta-V | ||
| PB-46 Quetta-IX | ||
| PB-47 Pishin-I | NA-265 Pishin | Pishin |
| PB-48 Pishin-II | ||
| PB-49 Pishin-II | ||
| PB-50 Killa Abdullah | NA-266 Killa Abdullah-cum-Chaman | Killa Abdullah |
| PB-51 Chaman | Chaman |
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 880,618 | — |
| 1998 | 1,699,957 | +3.94% |
| 2017 | 4,174,562 | +4.84% |
| 2023 | 4,259,163 | +0.33% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Quetta division had a population of 4,259,163[6] roughly equal to the country of Georgia[7] or the US state of Kentucky.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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