Sanjawi

{{Short description|Town in Balochistan, Pakistan}}

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| native_name = {{nq|سنځاوۍ}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Balochistan

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| subdivision_name2 = Ziarat

| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil

| subdivision_name3 = Sanjawi

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Sanjawi ({{langx|ps|سنځاوۍ}}), also spelled Sanzawi or Sinjawi, is a town in Balochistan, Pakistan, with a population of 124000. It serves as the capital of Sanjawi Tehsil – an administrative subdivision of Ziarat District.[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=95&dn=Ziarat Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209042848/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=95&dn=Ziarat |date=2012-02-09 }}

Pashto and Wanetsi (Tareeno), which is a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, are spoken in the town.Hallberg, G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.

Sanjawi is located about {{convert|32|km|0|abbr=on}} from Loralai, and 192 km (120 miles) from provincial capital Quetta.

Demographics

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{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|...|2017|...|2023|45,539|title=|type=|align=center|direction=|width=|state=|shading=|pop_name=|percentages=pagr|source={{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population_census/Administrative%20Units.pdf|title=AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=2018-05-14}}}}

As of the 2023 census, Sanjawi has population of 45,539.{{Cite web |title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_balochistan_districts.pdf}}

Notable people

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{{Ziarat District}}

Category:Populated places in Ziarat District