Quetta District

Quetta District
کوټه ولسوالۍ
ضلع کوئٹہ
District
Top: Bolan Mosque, Quetta
Bottom: Hanna Lake
Map of Balochistan with Quetta District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Quetta District highlighted
Coordinates: 30°10′N 67°00′E / 30.167°N 67.000°E / 30.167; 67.000
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionQuetta
EstablishedApril 1983
Administrative HeadquartersQuetta Metropolitan Corporation
Administrative Towns
5
  • Subdivision City
    Subdivision Kuchlak
    Subdivision Saddar Tehsil
    Subdivision Sariab
    Subdivision Panjpai
Government
 • Commissioner QuettaHamza Shafqaat
 • Deputy CommissionerLieutenant (R) Saad Bin Asad
 • ConstituensyNA-263 Quetta-II
Area
 • Total3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Elevation
1,680 m (5,510 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1][2]
 • Total2,272,290
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
NWD (area) code081
ISO 3166 codePK-BA
CNIC Code of Quetta District54400
Websitewww.balochistan.gov.pk

Quetta (Pashto: کوټه, Urdu: کوئٹہ) is a district in the northwestern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Quetta District is 2,272,290 (2.2 million).

It is part of Quetta Division. The district is famous for its agriculture produce, most notably fruit orchards, including apples and grapes. The Hanna Valley is an area where almonds are grown. The population counted in the 1998 census was 760,000, while in 2010 it was estimated at 1,235,000,[3] and in 2017 at 2,275,699.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary - Quetta District" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ PDD 2011, p. viii.
  4. ^ "Screenshot of Itunes Library - Archived Platform Itunes 2010". doi:10.3998/mpub.11435021.cmp.6. Retrieved 26 January 2024. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)