Chaman District Explained

Chaman District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Divisions
Subdivision Name2:Quetta
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Chaman
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:N/A
Leader Title1:District Chairman
Leader Name1:Haji Amanullah (JUI(F))
Leader Title2:District Vice Chairman
Leader Name2:Majeed Khan Achakzai (BAP)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1,341
Population As Of:2023 Census of Pakistan
Population Total:466,218
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2021
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
Blank2 Name Sec2:Tehsils
Demographics1 Title1:Main language(s)

Chaman District (Pushto; Pashto: چمن ولسوالۍ, Urdu: {{nq|ضلع چمن) is a district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[1] [2] Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021.[3]

Administrative divisions

It contains the following Tehsils:

Demographics

At the time of the 2023 census, had a population of 466,218.[4] Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 99.37% of the population.[5]

See also

References

  1. Web site: District and Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (population of old Chaman Tehsil which was upgraded to Chaman District in 2021). dead. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. 27 August 2018 . 6 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180827121937/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/balochistan/KILLA%20ABDULLAH_SUMMARY.pdf.
  2. News: 30 June 2021. New division, two districts created in Balochistan. 20 July 2021. Dawn (newspaper). en.
  3. Web site: New district, division established in Balochistan. 29 June 2021. 20 July 2021. GEO TV News website. en.
  4. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf
  5. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf