Quetta Division | |
Native Name: | Baluchi: {{script/Arabic|کویٹه ولایت |
Settlement Type: | Division |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Quetta |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 14 October 1955 |
Government Type: | Divisional Administration |
Leader Title: | Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (BPS-20 PAS) |
Leader Title1: | Regional Police Officer |
Leader Name1: | Abdul Hayee Baloch (BPS-20 PSP) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 4,259,163 |
Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government. CNIC Code of Quetta Division is 54.
In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat.
In 14 October 1955, Quetta was created as an administration division of Balochistan Province.
It contains the following districts:
According to the 2023 census, Quetta division had a population of 4,259,163.[1]