Kech District Explained

Kech District
Other Name:Turbat District
Native Name:
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Makran
Seat Type:Headquarter
Seat:Turbat
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:N/A
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:N/A
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:22,539
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:1,060,931
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
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Kech District (Urdu: {{nq|ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994-1995.[1]

Administration

The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[2] [3]

Demographics

In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[4] Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kech District background. dead. 12 December 2008. 6 February 2024. Balochistan Police website. https://web.archive.org/web/20081212233245/http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/kech.php.
  2. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat . https://archive.today/20120805122407/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=77&dn=Kech/Turbat . 2012-08-05. 27 March 2023. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan .
  3. Web site: Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan . dead. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan . 27 March 2023. 26 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133215/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_balochistan.htm.
  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.