Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) 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 ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

along the Gulf of Oman coast.

History

Previously, Makran was a state. In 3 October 1952 Makran join

and with some states also merged to form Balochistan state union. In 14 October 1955, After dissolution of Balochistan state union Makran get the status of district 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 ...

. In 1958,

Gwadar Gwadar ( Balochi/ ur, ) is a port city with located on the southwestern coast of Balochistan, Pakistan. The city is located on the shores of the Arabian Sea opposite Oman. Gwadar is the 100th largest city of Pakistan, according to the 2017 ...

town Brought from

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

, include Makran District and create a tehsil. On 1 July 1970, Makran create a division of

by bifurcation of

and three tehsils of Makran district

Turbat Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and 38th largest city of Pakistan. It is the largest city in the southern part of the province. Education University: University of TurbatBalochistan University of Engineering & ...

Panjgur Panjgur or Panggur ( Balochi and ur, ), with the older name Bannajbur and Fannazbur is a small town in Panjgur District, Balochistan. It is known for growing dates. History Al-Muqaddasī (985 AD) documented that Bannajbur was the capital of Ma ...

and

upgraded to district level.

Districts

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

Panjgur District Panjgur ( bal, پنجگور, ur, ) is a district in the west Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was one of three districts of Makran District until 1 July 1977, when the district became a part of Makran Division. The other two distri ...

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Mekran division had a population of 1,484,788, which includes 800,373 males and 694,274 females. Mekran division constitutes 718 Hindus, 1481542 Muslims, 572 Christians followed by 1459 scheduled castes and 497 others.

References

Divisions of Pakistan {{Baluchistan-geo-stub

History

Districts

Demographics

See also

References