Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of

Balochistan Province Balochistan (; bal, بلۏچستان; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It shares land ...

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. Its capital city is

Khuzdar Khuzdar ( Brahui/ bal, ; ur, , ), historically known as Qusdar ( ar, قصدار, quṣdār), is the capital city of Khuzdar District in the central part of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Khuzdar is the 2nd-largest city of Balochistan province ...

. The area of Kalat Division is 140,612 km². In 2015, the

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unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new

Rakhshan Division Rakhshan Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new division comprising the districts of ...

comprising the districts of

Nushki Nushki (Urdu , ) is a town and district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It lies in a plain south-west of Quetta, at an elevation of above sea level. From Nushki, the flat Balochistan desert stretches away northward and westward to the Helmand River. ...

Chagai Chagai may refer to: * Chagai District, a district in Balochistan, Pakistan * Chagai, Pakistan, the capital city of Chagai District * Chagai Hills, a mountainous region in the district *''Chagai-I'', the codename for Pakistan's first nuclear weapon ...

, Kharan and

Washuk Washuk (Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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and Kalat.

History

Kalat division established after dissolution of Balochistan state union in 14 October 1955.When the

Baluchistan States Union The Baluchistan States Union or Balochistan States Union (BSU) was an administrative division of Pakistan that existed between 3 October 1952 and 14 October 1955 in the southwestern part of West Pakistan. It was formed by the four princely state ...

became Kalat Division,

was established as the divisional headquarters. In 1960,

Lasbela district Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

transferred to form Karachi-Bela division but 1972,

again become a part of

Kalat division Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Its capital city is Khuzdar. The area of Kalat Division is 140,612 km². In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resoluti ...

Districts

It contains the following districts: Divisions/Districts of Pakistan

Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names *

Awaran District Awaran District ( Balochi and ur, ), is a district in the south of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was created as a separate district in November 1992; but previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District. The old name of Awaran w ...

Hub District Hub District ( Balochi , ur, ), is a coastal administrative district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Hub District is created after bifurcating Lasbela District in 2022. Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub Dist ...

Kalat District Kalat or Qalat ( Balochi and Brahui: ; ur, ) is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of 26 in that province, and encompasses an area of . The population of the district is estimated to be over 400,000 in 2005. The district is governe ...

Khuzdar District Khuzdar ( Balochi and Brahui: ; Urdu: ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Khuzdar. Until its establishment as a district in 1974 it was part of Kalat District. In November 1992 part of the territo ...

Lasbela District Lasbela District (Urdu and bal, , Sindhi Lasi: لسبيلو) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is also called Sassi-Punnu Garh () among localites. History Alexander the Great passed through Lasbela on his way ...

Mastung District Mastung District ( bal, مستونگ; ur, ) is a district located in the northwest of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 1991, Mastung was part of Kalat District. Administration The district consi ...

Surab District Surab District ( Balochi: سۏراپ), ( Brahui and Urdu: ), is a district located in central Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District. Administration The headquarte ...

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Kalat division had a population of 2,513,200, which includes 1,309,400 males and 1,203,698 females. Qalat division constitutes 14,505 Hindus, 2,495,105 Muslims, 1996 Christians followed by 634 scheduled castes and 960 others.

References

Divisions of Balochistan {{Baluchistan-geo-stub

History

Districts

Demographics

See also

References