Awaran District
ضلع آواران | |
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 Map of Pakistani districts with Awaran district highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Qalat |
| Notified | 11 November 1992[1] |
| Headquarters | Awaran |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Engineer Ayesha Zehri |
| • District Health Officer | Dr Muhammad Aslam |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• District of Balochistan | 29,510 km2 (11,390 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• District of Balochistan | 178,958 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46,836 |
| • Rural | 132,122 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Tehsils | Awaran Jhal Jhao Mashkai |
| Website | www.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm |
Awaran District (Balochi and Urdu: ضلع آواران), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan in Kalat division.
It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992;[1] previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District consisting areas of tehsil Mashkey & Jhal Jhao.[2] It is considered one of the poorest districts in the province.[3]
It is located in the south of the Balochistan province in Kalat division. Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south and south west, Lasbela to its east and south, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north.
- ^ a b "Awaran District - A District Profile". United Nations and Balochistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ 1998 Census report, p. 1.
- ^ "Awaran District Balochistan Flood Assessment p. 6. July 2007" (PDF). pdi.org website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.