Jafarabad District

Jafarabad District ضلع جعفر آباد
District of Balochistan
District Jaffarabad
Map of Balochistan with Jafarabad District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Nasirabad
Established	1987
Headquarters	Dera Allah Yar
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Abdul Razzaq Khan Khujjak
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	513,972
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Constituency	NA 261
Website	Official site

Jafarabad (Balochi: جعفر آباد, Urdu: ضلع جعفر آباد), district lies in the southeastern part of Pakistan's province of Balochistan. Dera Allah Yar, also known as Jhatpat among locals, serves as the district headquarters. ^[2] Jaffarabad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Recently in 2022 part of it was split off to form the new district of Usta Muhammad.