Jafarabad District

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Jafarabad (Urdu: جعفر آباد ) district lies in the southeast of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Jafarabad’s headquarters are at Dera Allahyar. The district is named after Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan and a close friend of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The district comprises two sub-divisions (Usta Mohammad and Jhat Pat) containing four tehsils - Usta Mohammad, Jhatpat, Gandakha and Suhbat Pur. There are no Levy Thanas and ten police stations. The district has twenty-one Patwar Circles (nine in Usta Mohammad and twelve in Jhat Pat) and two hundred and thirty Mozas (with 136 in Usta Mohammad and 94 in Jhat Pat).

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The population of Jafarabad district was estimated to be over 725,000 in 2005. More than 99% of the people of the district are Muslims. The major Baloch tribes in the district are the Jamali,Khoso while Gabol mainly living in Jhat Patt area .

Administrative Divisions of Balochistan (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan
Capital Quetta
Districts Awaran | Barkhan | Bolan | Chagai | Dera Bugti | Gwadar | Jafarabad | Jhal Magsi | Kalat | Kech | Kharan | Khuzdar | Kohlu | Lasbela | Loralai | Mastung | Musakhel | Nasirabad | Nushki | Panjgur | Pishin | Qilla Abdullah | Qilla Saifullah | Quetta | Sibi | Zhob | Ziarat 
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