Makran Division
{{Short description|Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan}}
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| name = Makran Division
| native_name = {{nq|مکران ڈویژن}}
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| settlement_type = Division
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| subdivision_name2 = Turbat
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 July 1970
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| population_as_of = 2023
| population_total = 1,875,872
| population_density_km2 = 36.03
| population_urban = 703,374 (37.50%)
| population_rural = 1,172,498 (62.5%)
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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicities
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_11.pdf|title= TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN}}
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| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list|Largest:
Balochs ({{Percentage | 1,861,575 | 1,873,426 | 2 }}) |Others:
Brahvis ({{Percentage | 1,380 | 1,873,426 | 2 }})}}
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Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of Oman coast. CNIC Code of Makran Division is 52.
History
On 3 October 1952, the former princely state of Makran under the British Raj joined Pakistan and with some other states also merged to form the Baluchistan States Union.
On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division of Balochistan province.
In 1958, Gwadar town was brought from Oman, included in Makran District and created a tehsil.
On 1 July 1970, Makran was created a division of Balochistan Province by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with three tehsils of Makran district, Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar, being upgraded to district status.
List of the Districts
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!# !Headquarter !Area !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Lit. rate (2023) |
1
|16,891 |509,781 |30.2 |42.07% |
2
|12,637 |305,160 |24.2 |50.30% |
3
|Kech |22,539 |1,060,931 |47.0 |49.65% |
List of the Tehsils
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!# !Tehsil !Population (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Literacy rate (2023) !Districts |
1
|2,590 |147,673 |57.02 | | rowspan="5" |Gwadar |
2
|454 |35,004 |77.10 | |
3
|2,796 |27,832 |9.95 | |
4
|4,822 |74,128 |15.37 | |
5
|1,975 |20,523 |10.39 | |
6
|1,456 |56,772 |38.99 | | rowspan="9" |Kech |
7
|1,945 |147,041 |75.60 | |
8
|9,742 |470,605 |48.31 | |
9
|1,238 |50,404 |40.71 | |
10
|1,997 |107,847 |54.00 | |
11
|2,486 |90,080 |36.23 | |
12
|1,462 |71,616 |48.98 | |
13
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14
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15
|1,471 |31,718 |21.56 | | rowspan="4" |Panjgur |
16
|2,945 |392,277 |133.20 | |
17
|3,378 |31,113 |9.21 | |
18
|8,387 |33,578 |4.00 | |
[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]
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!District !Provincial Assembly Constituency !National Assembly Constituency |
Gwadar
| rowspan="3" |NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar |
rowspan="4" |Kech |
PB-26 Kech-II |
PB-27 Kech-III
| rowspan="4" |NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech |
PB-28 Kech-IV |
rowspan="2" |Panjgur |
PB-30 Panjgur-II |
Demographics
= Population =
{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|652,602|1998|832,753|2017|1,489,015|2023|1,875,872|align=center|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}}}}
According to 2023 census, Makran division had a population of 1,875,872https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} roughly equal to the country of Kosovo{{cite web |author=US Directorate of Intelligence |title=Country Comparison:Population |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |archive-date=13 June 2007 |access-date=2011-10-01 |quote=Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.}} or the US state of Idaho{{cite web |title=2010 Resident Population Data |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=2011-09-30 |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179}}
= Religion =
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|+ Religious groups in Makran Division (British Baluchistan era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious |
Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
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Islam 15px
| 71,758 | {{Percentage | 71758 | 71942 | 2 }} | 71,625 | {{Percentage | 71625 | 71860 | 2 }} | 68,213 | {{Percentage | 68213 | 68462 | 2 }} | 86,406 | {{Percentage | 86406 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Hinduism 15px
| 137 | {{Percentage | 137 | 71942 | 2 }} | 216 | {{Percentage | 216 | 71860 | 2 }} | 233 | {{Percentage | 233 | 68462 | 2 }} | 206 | {{Percentage | 206 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Christianity 15px
| 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 71942 | 2 }} | 11 | {{Percentage | 11 | 71860 | 2 }} | 11 | {{Percentage | 11 | 68462 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Sikhism 15px
| 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 71942 | 2 }} | 8 | {{Percentage | 8 | 71860 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 68462 | 2 }} | 17 | {{Percentage | 17 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Zoroastrianism 15px
| 4 | {{Percentage | 4 | 71942 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71860 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 68462 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Buddhism 15px
| 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 71942 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71860 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 68462 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Judaism 15px
| 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71942 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71860 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 68462 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Jainism 15px
| 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71942 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71860 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 68462 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Tribal
| {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 68462 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Others
| 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71942 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 71860 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 68462 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86651 | 2 }} |
Total population
! 71,942 ! {{Percentage | 71942 | 71942 | 2 }} ! 71,860 ! {{Percentage | 71860 | 71860 | 2 }} ! 68,462 ! {{Percentage | 68462 | 68462 | 2 }} ! 86,651 ! {{Percentage | 86651 | 86651 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for the Makran Division of Kalat State, which roughly corresponds to present-day Makran Division.}} |
The population mainly consists of Siddis, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of Arabs.{{Cite web |title=Makran {{!}} Geography, History & Culture {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Makran-region-Asia |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
See also
References
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