Pishin District
ضلع پشین پښين ولسوالۍ پشین دمگ | |
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 View of Bala Niganda Village | |
 Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Quetta |
| Headquarters | Pishin |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Zahid Khan |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • District of Balochistan | 6,218 km2 (2,401 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • District of Balochistan | 736,903 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 243,785 |
| • Rural | 591,697 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 826[1] |
| National Assembly Seats (2023) | Total (1)
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| Balochistan Assembly Seats (2023) | Total (3)
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| Number of Tehsils | 5 |
| Website | quetta |
Pishin (Pashto: پښين, Urdu: ضلع پشین), IPA: pʂin/pçin, is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District Pishin is located at a strategic point and is 45km² from the provincial headquarters, Quetta. In 1975, it was bifurcated from Quetta District, while in 1993 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Abdullah.[2]
Again in 2022, part of it created the new district of Karezat. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘Pushang’, which is how the city was designated in (mainly pre-modern) Persian sources (Arabic sources using 'Fushang'). Myth attributes the origin of the Persian designation to a son of the mythical Emperor Afrasiab. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of Afghan government. The population of Pishin District was 300,000 in 2005.[3]
- ^ "National Dialing Codes". PTCL. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ PCO 2000, p. 1.
- ^ "Home - Government of Balochistan". balochistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-14.