Dera Bugti (Balochi: ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ, Urdu: ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی) is a district within the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was established as a separate district in 1983.[1]
Dera Bugti District
ضلع ڈیرہ بگٹی ڈئره بگٹیءِ دمگ | |
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![]() Canyon in Dera Bugti district | |
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Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Sibi |
Established | July 1983 |
Headquarters | Dera Bugti |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Azhar Ali |
• District Police Officer | Essa Jan Rind |
• District Health Officer | Dr. Muhammad Azam |
Area | |
• Total | 10,160 km2 (3,920 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 355,274 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Administration
editThe district is administratively subdivided into the following four sub-divisions:
Demography
editAt the time of the 2023 census had a population of 355,274.[3]
At the time of the 2023 census, 98.94% of the population spoke Balochi, and 0.64% Saraiki as their first language.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ PCO 1998, p. 13.
- ^ a b c "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary - Dera Bugti District (2017 Census of Pakistan)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf.
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(help) - ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf [bare URL PDF]
Bibliography
edit- 1998 District Census report of Dera Bugti. Census publication. Vol. 24. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Dera Bugti District.
- Dera Bugti District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
- District Dera Bugti Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
- Ansar Burney Trust - Information on the Human Rights situation in Dera Bugti and Kohlu, (Archived).
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