Jafarabad District
ضلع جعفر آباد | |
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District Jaffarabad | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Nasirabad |
Established | 1987 |
Headquarters | Dera Allah Yar |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Abdul Razzaq Khan Khujjak |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• District of Balochistan | 690 km2 (270 sq mi) |
Population (2023) | |
• District of Balochistan | 594,558 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 163,393 |
• Rural | 431,165 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Constituency | NA 261 |
Website | Official site |
Jafarabad (Balochi: جعفر آباد, Urdu: ضلع جعفر آباد), district lies in the southeastern part of Pakistan's province of Balochistan. Dera Allah Yar, also known as Jhatpat among locals, serves as the district headquarters. [1] Jaffarabad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Recently in 2022 part of it was split off to form the new district of Usta Muhammad.