Sanjawi Tehsil | |
Native Name: | Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|سنځاوۍ تحصیل Baluchi: {{script/Arabic|سنجاوی تحصیل |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
Blank Emblem Size: | 100px |
Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Mapsize: | 280px |
Map Caption1: | Location within Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Balochistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ziarat |
Population Total: | Indigenous Population: 94,000 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Leader Title: | Notable Personalit = *Sardar Ehsanullah Khan Dummar |
Leader Title1: | Notables |
Leader Name1: |
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Blank Name Sec2: | Number of Union Councils |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5 |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Sanjawi Tehsil (Pushto; Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi.[1]
Majority of the population belongs to the Dummar clan, a sub-tribe of the Kakar tribe. Other tribes settled here are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Kharoti, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca.Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is also spoken in the area by the Wanetsi sub-tribe of Tareens.[2]
Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages: