Dera Murad Jamali
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dera Murad Jamali
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ مراد جمالی}}
| official_name = Dera Murad Jamali
| settlement_type = District Headquarter / City
|total_type = City
| image_skyline = DMJ City.jpg
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| image_caption = Dera Murad Jamali City
| image_map = PB-14 Nasirabad-II (2023).svg
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| map_caption = Dera Murad Jamali highlighted in red
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|32|40|N|68|13|14|E|type:city_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Pakistan
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Balochistan
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Nasirabad District
| subdivision_type3 = Old name
| population_total = 106952
| population_as_of = 2023 census
| population_rank = 117th, Pakistan
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/balochistan/ Citypopulation.de] Balochistān (Pakistan): Province and Major cities, Municipalities & Towns
| area_total_km2 = 281
| elevation_m = 67
| elevation_m_min =
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| population_density_km2 = 945.99
| leader_title = Constituensy
| leader_name = NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
PB-14 Nasirabad-II
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| timezone1 = PKT
| utc_offset1 = +05:00
| timezone1_DST = DST is not observed
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| postal_code_type = ZIP Code
| postal_code = 80700
| area_code_type = NWD (area) code
| area_code = 0838
| iso_code = PK-BA
| website =
| footnotes =
| established_title = Preceded
| established_date = Kalat District (1954-1974)
| established_title2 = Succeeded
| established_date2 = Nasirabad District (1974-present)
| blank_name = Highways
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Dera Murad Jamali ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ڈیرہ مراد جمالی}}}}), often abbreviated as D.M. Jamali, is a city (and district headquarters) located in Nasirabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is also the divisional headquarters of Nasirabad Division. In 1954 Dera Murad Jamali was part of Kalat District until Nasirabad District was created in 1974.
History
Its original name was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.{{Cite web |title=BHC Dera Murad Jamali History |url=https://bhc.gov.pk/district-judiciary/dera-murad-jamali/introduction/history |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=bhc.gov.pk}}
In 1974 Dera Murad Jamali became headquarter of newly created Nasirabad District split from Kalat District.
Languages
According to 2023 Pakistani census Population of Dera Murad Jamali Subdivision is 265,822 of which 122,249 spoke Balochi, 54,621 Brahui, 51,334 Sindhi, 35,143 Saraiki, 1,128 Pashto, 507 Urdu 198 Punjabi, 188 Hindko & 454 others.
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Dera Murad Jamali Subdivision (2023 Pakistani census){{cite web |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |title=TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/pcr/table_11.pdf|access-date=20 July 2024}}
|label1 = Balochi |value1 = 45.98 |color1 = red
|label2 = Brahui |value2 = 20.54 |color2 = gold
|label3 = Sindhi |value3 = 19.31 |color3 = darkblue
|label4 = Saraiki |value4 = 13.22 |color4 = pink
|label5 = Pashto |value5 = 0.42 |color5 = aqua
|label6 = Urdu |value6 = 0.19 |color6 = darkgreen
|label7 = Punjabi |value7 = 0.07 |color7 = wheat
|label8 = Hindko |value8 = 0.07 |color8 = saddlebrown
|label9 = Others |value9 = 0.17 |color9 = grey
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