Awaran District

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Awaran District
Map of Balochistan with Awaran district highlighted
Area	21,630 km²
Population (1998 Census) • Density	118,173 • 5.5/km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	July 1992 • Khair Jan Baloch • Raees Khuda Dad • {{{seats}}} seats • 4
Main language(s)	Balochi
Website	www.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm

Awaran (Urdu: آواران) is a district in the south of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The district consists of three tehsils, i.e., Mashkay, Awaran, Jhal Jhao and eight patwar circles – Jebree, Gajar, Parwar, Peelar Jah, Awaran, Gashkore, Peelar Jhao and Camp Jhao; and 216 mauzas (villages).

1 Administration
2 Population
3 References
4 External links

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:^[1]

Population

The population of Awaran was estimated to be over 200,000 in 2005. Awaran has witnessed a steady rise in population. Most of population are rural. Over 98% of the people of the area are Muslims and a small Zikri minority. The tribes in Awaran are divided into several clans, the Baloch tribes in the district are Rind, Qambrani, Bizenjo, Mohammed Hasni, Sajdi, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Musiani, Sumalani and Mengal.

References

^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Awaran - Government of Pakistan

External links

v • d • e Administrative divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan)

Capital	Quetta

Districts	Awaran · Barkhan · Bolan · Chagai · Dera Bugti · Gwadar · Jafarabad · Jhal Magsi · Kalat · Kech · Kharan · Khuzdar · Kohlu · Lasbela · Loralai · Mastung · Musakhel · Nasirabad · Nushki · Panjgur · Pishin · Qilla Abdullah · Qilla Saifullah · Quetta · Sibi · Zhob · Ziarat