Kech District
ضلع کیچ
کیچ دمگ
Katak Fort
Bottom: Fields in Tejaban
Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionMakran
HeadquarterTurbat
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
  Deputy CommissionerN/A
  District Police OfficerN/A
  District Health OfficerN/A
Area
  Total22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  Total909,116
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

Kech District (Urdu: ضلع کیچ) is a district located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Administration

The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[2][3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, the district had 137,052 households and a population of 909,116. Kech had a sex ratio of 840 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.66% - 68.17% for males and 56.17% for females. 33.29% of the population lived in urban areas. 28.56% of the population was under 10 years of age. 1,710 (0.19%) of the population were from religious minorities, mainly Hindus. Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.57% of the population, with small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023.
  2. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

26°00′N 63°00′E / 26.000°N 63.000°E / 26.000; 63.000

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