Sui Dera Bugti District (Balochistan) | |
Settlement Type: | Town and union council |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Balochistan |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dera Bugti District |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Population Total: | 209983 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Sui (Balochi: سوئ), is a town and sub-district of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Sui gas field is located in Sui town.
The town of Sui is near the corner where the provinces of Baluchistan, Sindh and Punjab meet. It is about 9 km from Punjab, and 10 km from Sindh. The Indus River flows 25 km to the east of it. It is 40 km south of Dera Bugti. Sui has gas compression facilities from where natural gas is pipelined to nearby towns in Punjab and Sindh. It is also pipelined to Quetta, the largest city in Balochistan, about 200 miles away.
The town of Sui serves as the administrative centre of Sui tehsil, a subdivision of the district, the town of Sui itself functions as a Union Council.[1] It is at the corner where the province of Sindh and Punjab meet. About 6 miles from Punjab, 7 miles from Sindh. The Indus River flows 20 miles to the east of it.