Ziarat District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Sibi |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Ziarat |
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: | 3,301 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 189535 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | July 1986 |
Blank Name Sec1: | District Council |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2 [1] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto |
Ziarat (Urdu: {{nq|ضلع زیارت) is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is the headquarters of the district, the sub-division, and also of the tehsil. The highest peak of Khalifat Hills, at an altitude of 11400feet, is located in Ziarat district.
Ziarat District was established in July 1986, previously being part of Sibi District. The district, with a population of 52,855, is subdivided into two tehsils, Ziarat and Sanjawi. The latter is comparatively more densely populated, with a population of 32,456, while Ziarat tehsil has a population of 18,000. The district contains a total of ten Union Councils.[1]
In the 2023 census, 684 (0.36%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[2] Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 98.85% of the population.[3]
Ziarat has some of the oldest Juniper forests in the world.[4] A tourist destination, the economy of the district also benefits from orchards of apples and cherries. The Ziarat district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the province. The first Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, spent last days of his life in Ziarat Residency in Ziarat.