Hub District
{{Short description|District in Balochistan, Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hub District
ضِلع حَب
| settlement_type = District of Balochistan
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = Mountain View Gadani Beach, Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan.jpg
|photo2a = Signboard of Hanidan Tombs 02.jpg
}}
| image_caption = Top: Gadani Beach
Bottom: Hanidan Tombs
| image_map = Pakistan - Balochistan - Hub (2022).png
| map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted
| total_type = Total
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Qalat
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Hub
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = District Administration
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Deputy Commissioner
| leader_name = Rohana Gul Kakar
| leader_title1 = District Police Officer
| leader_name1 = N/A
| leader_title2 = District Health Officer
| leader_name2 = Dr Noor Bux Bezanjo
| area_total_km2 = 6,716
| population_total = 382,885
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 195661 (51.10%)
| population_rural = 37,782 (48.90%)
| demographics_type1 = Literacy
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN}}
| demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate
| timezone1 = PKT
| utc_offset1 = +5
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 2022
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of Tehsils
| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list |
Total:
(44.35%) |
Male:
(53.87%) |
Female:
(34.34%)
}}
| official_name = Hub District
}}
Hub District (Balochi, Lasi, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ضِلع حَب}}}}), is a coastal administrative district and located at southern part of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.{{Cite news|date=2022-02-03|title=Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1673011|access-date=2023-04-17|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}} The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_balochistan.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2012|access-date=17 April 2023|title=Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)|website=National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website|
archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133215/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_balochistan.htm}}
It is located south of the Balochistan province, Hub district is bordered by Arabian sea to its south, Lasbela district to its west, Karachi division to its south east, Dadu district to its north east, Jamshoro district to its east, Khuzdar to its north and north west.
Its Provincial Assembly seat is PB-21 and National Assembly seat is NA-257 shared with district Awaran & district Lasbela.
Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub District is a long-standing demand of his people of PB-49 constituency and he thanked chief minister of Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo for approving the creation of this district.
Administrative divisions
The district of Hub is administratively divided in five tehsils as:
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!Tehsil !Area !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Literacy rate !Union Councils |
Gadani Tehsil
|419 |29,215 |69.73 |48.57% |Gadani |
Sonmiani Tehsil
|2,616 |67,991 |25.99 |35.80% |Sonmiani Winder |
Hub Tehsil
|868 |233,443 |268.94 |44.35% |Allahabad Pathra Barot |
Sakran Tehsil
|... |... |... |... |Sakran |
Dureji Tehsil
|2,813 |52,236 |18.57 |15.58% |Dureji Lohi |
Demographics
{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|31075|1972|49094|1981|73256|1998|163,194|2017|339,640|2023|382885|align=left|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
= Population =
According to 2023 population census, the district had a population of 382,885. However, At the time of the 2017 census, Hub district had 49,449 households and a population of 339,640. Hub had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.90% - 45.37% for males and 25.49% for females. 227,872 (67.09%) lived in urban areas. 105,437 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age.{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}{{bar box
|title=Religions in Hub district (2017)
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|Islam|green|97.93}}
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|1.67}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.40}}
}}
= Religion =
In the 2017 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 97.93%, while Hindus were 1.67% of the population.{{cite web |title=Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
= Language =
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Hub district (2017)
|label1 = Balochi |value1 = 58.31 |color1 = limegreen
|label2 = Sindhi |value2 = 18.51 |color2 = steelblue
|label3 = Brahui |value3 = 15.80 |color3 = crimson
|label4 = Pashto |value4 = 4.08 |color4 = orange
|label5 = Saraiki |value5 = 1.22 |color5 = aqua
|label6 = Others |value6 = 2.08 |color6 = grey
}}
At the time of the 2017 census, 58.31% of the population spoke Balochi, 18.51% Sindhi, 15.80% Brahui, 4.08% Pashto and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.
See also
References
{{Districts of Balochistan (Pakistan)}}
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Category:Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Category:Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan
Category:2022 establishments in Pakistan
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