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