Panjgur
ضلع پنجگور پنجگور دمگ | |
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Panjgur District | |
Nickname: Gateway to Panjgur | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Divisions | Makran |
Headquarters | Panjgur |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Sadaf Baloch |
• District Police Officer | Muhammad Hanif |
• District Health Officer | Asma BALOCH |
Area | |
• District of Balochistan | 16,891 km2 (6,522 sq mi) |
Elevation | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• District of Balochistan | 509,781 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
• Urban | 157,693 |
• Rural | 352,088 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Postal code | 93000 |
Dialing code | 0855 |
Number of Tehsils | 3 |
Website | panjgur |
Panjgur (Balochi: پنجگور دمگ, Urdu: ضلع پنجگور) is a district in the western part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Panjgur was one of three tehsils of Makran District until 1 July 1977, when the district became a part of Makran Division. The other two districts of Makran Division are Kech (Turbat) and Gwadar. Chitkan is the district headquarter. Panjgur has sixteen (16) Union Councils.
Panjgur (literally: Five Graves) is home to several archaeological sites, including centuries-old tombs, an old dam called Band-e-Gillar, remnants of a fort at Khudabadan (the historical fort of Nawab Kharan) and some remnants of the old port of Issai. The seasonal Rakshan River flows right in the middle of Panjgur, dividing it into two parts, the northern and southern Panjgur.