Kech District
{{Short description|District in Balochistan, Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kech District
| other_name = Turbat District
| native_name = {{nq|ضلع کیچ}}
{{script/Arabic|کیچ دمگ}}
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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|photo1a = Meri A Kalat.02.jpg
|photo2a = Tejaban - Fields and date palm orchards - 20110717.jpg
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| image_caption = Katak Fort
Bottom: Fields in Tejaban
| image_map = Pakistan - Balochistan - Kech.svg
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| map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Makran
| founder =
| seat_type = Headquarter
| seat = Turbat
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = District Administration
| leader_party =
| 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_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 22,539
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 1,060,931
| population_density_km2 = auto
| 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 = PST
| utc_offset1 = +5
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of Tehsils
| blank1_info_sec1 = 5
| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list |
Total:
(49.65%) |
Male:
(55.23%) |
Female:
(43.46%)
}}
}}
Kech District ({{langx|ur|{{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.{{cite web|url=http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/kech.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|access-date=6 February 2024|title=Kech District background|website=Balochistan Police website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212233245/http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/kech.php}}
Administration
The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=77&dn=Kech/Turbat |title=Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805122407/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=77&dn=Kech/Turbat |archive-date=2012-08-05|access-date=27 March 2023|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan }}{{cite web|url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_balochistan.htm|url-status=dead|website=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan |title=Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan |access-date=27 March 2023|archive-date=26 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133215/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/zila_membership/zila_membership_2001_balochistan.htm}}
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!Tehsil !Area !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Literacy rate !Union Councils |
| Mand Tehsil
|1,456 |56,772 |38.99 |54.19% |... |
| Tump Tehsil
|1,945 |147,041 |75.60 |47.17% |... |
| Turbat Tehsil
|9,742 |470,605 |48.31 |63.65% |... |
| Balnigor Tehsil
|1,238 |50,404 |40.71 |38.77% |... |
| Buleda Tehsil
|1,997 |107,847 |54.00 |35.36% |... |
| Dasht Tehsil
|2,486 |90,080 |36.23 |37.25% |... |
| Hoshab Tehsil
|... |... |... |30.71% |... |
| Zamuran Tehsil
|1,462 |71,616 |48.98 |28.97% |... |
| Gayab Tehsil
|... |... |... |... |... |
| Solband Tehsil
|... |... |... |... |... |
Demographics
{{Historical populations|1951|N/A|1961|N/A|1972|N/A|1981|N/A|1998|413,204|2017|907,182|2023|1,060,931|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/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
= Population =
As of the 2023 census, Kech district has 253,475 households and a population of 1,060,931. The district has a sex ratio of 109.82 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 49.65%: 55.23% for males and 43.46% for females.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}} 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |publisher=}} 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
= Religion =
In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population was from religious minorities, mainly Christians.{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf |title=Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
= Language =
Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.{{cite web |title=Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}
See also
- Tehsils in Pakistan
- Tehsils of Balochistan
- Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
- Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
- Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Districts of Pakistan
- Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
- Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
- Districts of Sindh, Pakistan
- Districts of Azad Kashmir
- Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Divisions of Pakistan
- Divisions of Balochistan
- Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
- Divisions of Sindh
- Divisions of Azad Kashmir
- Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
References
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