Hub District ضِلع حَب | |
|---|---|
| Hub District | |
  Top: Gadani Beach Bottom: Hanidan Tombs | |
.png) Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Qalat |
| Established | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Hub |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Rohana Gul Kakar |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | Dr Noor Bux Bezanjo |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,716 km2 (2,593 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 382,885 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 195,661 |
| • Rural | 37,782 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Hub District (Balochi, Lasi, Urdu: ضِلع حَب), is a coastal administrative district and located at southern part of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.[2] The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.[2][3]
It is located in the south of the Balochistan province, Hub district is bordered by Arabian sea to its south, Lasbela district to its west, Karachi division to its south east, Dadu district to its north east, Jamshoro district to its east, Khuzdar to its north and north west.
Its Provincial Assembly seat is PB-21 and National Assembly seat is NA-257 shared with district Awaran & district Lasbela.
Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub District is a long-standing demand of his people of PB-49 constituency.[2]
Member, National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) Mohammad Aslam Bhutani has thanked Chief Minister Bizenjo for approving the creation of this district.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2017censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.