Lasbela District Explained

Lasbela District
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|ضلعِ لسبیلہ
{{naskh|لسٻيلو ضلعو
Baluchi: لسبݔله دمگ
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:20.2272°N 66.3061°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Kalat
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Uthal
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Jam Kamal Khan
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:N/A
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8,437
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:680,977
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Established Title:Established
Established Date:June 1954[1]
Blank Name Sec1:District Council
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
Blank1 Info Sec1:5
Demographics1 Title1:Lasi (s)
Demographics1 Info1:Urdu, English, Balochi, Sindhi

Lasbela District (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|لسبیلہ in Urdu pronounced as /ləsˈbeːla/, {{Naskh|لسٻيلو in Sindhi pronounced as /ləsˈɓeːloː/, Baluchi: لسبݔله pronounced as /lasˈbeːla/) is a coastal district of Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Administration

The district of Lasbela is administratively divided in four tehsils, one sub-tehsil and 22 Union Councils.[2]

Union Councils are given below:

Tehsil Uthal

  1. Uthal[3]
  2. Wayara
  3. Kenwari
  4. Lakhra[3]
  5. Sheh

Tehsil Bela

  1. Bela
  2. Welpat Shumali
  3. Welpat Junubi
  4. Kathor
  5. Gador

Geography

The main rivers of Lasbela are Porali River with its tributaries, Winder River and Wirhab River. Other rivers are the Phor and Hingol which rise in Awaran District before flowing through Lasbela on their way to the Arabian Sea.

Demographics

In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 97.05%, while Hindus were 2.42% of the population.[4]

At the time of the 2023 census, 75.32% of the population spoke Balochi, 9.96% Sindhi, 8.09% Brahui and 2.56% Pashto as their first language.[5]

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science is located in Uthal.

Economy

In the south east, an oil refinery Cnergyico was constructed in 2014 at Hub in Lasbela District which is capable of processing 120,000 barrels of oil. Furthermore, a power station is located adjacent to refinery, that produces about 1350 MW of power.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Lasbela . Lasbela District Government website. https://web.archive.org/web/20071006051730/http://www.lasbeladistrictgovt.com/history/history.htm . 6 October 2007. 1 August 2006. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Tehsils & Unions- Lasbela District. dead. 5 August 2012. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 18 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20120805080130/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=81&dn=Lasbella.
  3. News: Saleem Shahid and Abdul Wahid Shahwani. 24 February 2019. Efforts on to rescue people from Balochistan's flood-hit areas. Dawn (newspaper). 20 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. News: A matter of weeks: Byco ready to utilise its Hub refinery . Saad Hasan. 4 July 2014. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 20 July 2021.