Awaran District

Awaran
Awaran
District of Balochistan
	Map of Pakistani districts with Awaran district highlighted in maroon
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Qalat
Notified	11 November 1992
Headquarters	Awaran
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Engineer Ayesha Zehri
• District Health Officer	Dr Muhammad Aslam
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	29,510 km2 (11,390 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	121,680
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Number of Tehsils	3
Tehsils	Awaran; Jhal Jhao; Mashkai
Website	www.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm

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Awaran District (Balochi and Urdu: آواران), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992;^[1] previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District.^[4] The old name of Awaran was Kolwa. It is considered the poorest district in the province.^[5]

It is located in the south of the Balochistan province, Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south and south west, Lasbela to its east and south, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north.

^ ^a ^b "Awaran District - A District Profile". United Nations and Balochistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Balochistan, Awaran District population per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ 1998 Census report, p. 1.
^ "Awaran District Balochistan Flood Assessment p. 6. July 2007" (PDF). pdi.org website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[un-1] "Awaran District - A District Profile". United Nations and Balochistan Bureau of Statistics website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[2017census-2] Cite error: The named reference 2017census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[city-3] "Balochistan, Awaran District population per 2017 census". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[FOOTNOTE1998_Census_report1-4] 1998 Census report, p. 1.

[pdi6-5] "Awaran District Balochistan Flood Assessment p. 6. July 2007" (PDF). pdi.org website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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