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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.
On 14 October 1955, Quetta was created as an administration division of Balochistan Province.
| # | 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% |
| # | 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 |
| 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]
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30°15′N 68°30′E / 30.250°N 68.500°E
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